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Leslie Lieman

Rise in E-Book Readership Is Good News for Reading Over All, Report Says - Wired Campus... - 0 views

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  • Leslie Lieman on 09 Apr 12
     
    Although print books win out (in survey) when reading to children... I just met a 5th grader who described reading more because of her Kindle.
Stephanie Fitzgerald

When Children Read Because They Want To, Not Because They Have To | Education.com - 4 views

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  • Stephanie Fitzgerald on 22 Mar 12
     
    This article applies what we've learned about self-efficacy, interest, and engagement to literacy: "What makes a child an engaged reader?"
  • Anna Ho on 22 Mar 12
     
    Thanks for sharing this, Stephanie. Part of my job is to select books for a reading & writing academy in Seoul, and after reading this article I realized that affective elements of reading play a significant role in my book selections.
  • Leslie Lieman on 25 Mar 12
     
    Hi Stephanie - The author is listed as working for Reading is Fundamental, which is an organization I now follow for my work on the T545 class project. Part of their agenda is to "prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most." They focus on reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. I am hoping my website project addresses some of the issues raised in this article. Thanks.
Malik Hussain

How to Read Academic Articles | William Spaniel - 2 views

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TipsForReadingAcademicArticles

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  • Malik Hussain on 12 Mar 13
     
    Includes practical tips; even though the blog post is written mainly from undergrad perspective, I think many of the tips apply to grads as well. Hope the tips help keep us "engaged" in our readings. :-)
Xiaodi Chen

Reading Games | PBS KIDS - 0 views

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  • Xiaodi Chen on 03 May 13
     
    Really good collection of educational games targeted at reading! 
Stephanie Fitzgerald

My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft | digita... - 1 views

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  • Stephanie Fitzgerald on 05 Feb 12
     
    Here is an ethnographer's in-depth look into World of Warcraft. From this site you can read the full book online, read an interview with the author, or listen to a podcast. The author "introduces us to her research strategy and the history, structure, and culture of Warcraft; argues for applying activity theory and theories of aesthetic experience to the study of gaming and play; and educates us on issues of gender, culture, and addiction as part of the play experience."
Jen Dick

Interactive eBook Apps: The Reinvention of Reading and Interactivity | UX Magazine - 1 views

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  • Jen Dick on 16 Apr 12
     
    "Interactive books are everywhere, and have revolutionized the way people consume the printed word. With the recent software available to allow easy creation of interactive books and with the race to bring these products to market, there seems to be a more and more dilution of quality and a loss for the meaning of interactivity." ...And will they engage a larger group of readers than traditional flat text does? (Would love to see a study)
Jerald Cole

The Instructional Use of Learning Objects -- Online Version - 0 views

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  • Jerald Cole on 27 Mar 12
     
    This is probably the definitive online source on learning objects. I recommend you download each chapter, as it hasn't been updated in a while (a sign that it may go away). An extremely dry read, but if you take it in small doses you'll be well grounded in the concept. Key ideas are embedded in SCORM..
Lin Pang

Bringing Up a Young Reader on E-Books - 1 views

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  • Lin Pang on 29 Mar 12
     
    Devices like the iPad are new and fun and give children an incentive to read, including those who might be reluctant. It's a new motivation to explore reading. However, the concern is that parents rely too much on them and stop engagement with their young children.
Emily Watson

Reading, Writing and Video Games - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Emily Watson on 21 Mar 13
     
    An anti-gaming perspective for learning...
sandra jacobo

WDWDT: A New App That Keeps Teachers, Students, Parents In Sync - 1 views

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  • sandra jacobo on 14 Apr 13
     
    In light of this week's reading around equity, I question the impact apps such as these will have on low-SES communities. Also, this app may have the unintended consequence of creating an additional requirement for the teacher and as a result more pressure.
sandra jacobo

Understanding The Role Of Collaborative Educational iPad Games | Edudemic - 0 views

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  • sandra jacobo on 14 Apr 13
     
    Interesting read -- I wonder if giving the teachers the ability to modify the game enhances the engagemnent of students as much as allowing the students' modify the game.
Maria Anaya

Games Support Multiple Learning Styles | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Leslie Lieman on 07 Feb 13
     
    How are games aligned with visual, kinesthetic, auditory and read/write learners? Read on.
Malik Hussain

Teachable Agents Walk-Through on Vimeo - 1 views

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  • Malik Hussain on 17 Feb 13
     
    An overview video on Teachable Agents (reading for March 5 class) 
Leslie Lieman

'Free-Range Learners': Study Opens Window Into How Students Hunt for Educational Conten... - 0 views

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  • Leslie Lieman on 26 Apr 12
     
    Undergrads use "free range learning," exploring the web for material about subjects of study and do not rely on the texts and assigned readings.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Education Week: In Neb. School, Kindles Spark Interest in Reading - 1 views

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 05 Apr 12
     
    In a world dominated by iPad news , a story on Kindle - motivating kids to read
Leslie Lieman

Apple and the Digital Textbook Counter-Revolution - 3 views

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  • Leslie Lieman on 28 Jan 12
     
    I am posting two articles: 1) Apple's recent announcement about getting into digital textbooks (article/link below) and 2) the criticism (this link) by Hack Education blogger Audrey Watters. Education needs to rethink the need for textbooks altogether. Digitizing them is not the answer. She states, "You can disassemble, reassemble, unbundle, disrupt, destroy the textbook. It is truly an irrelevant format."
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  • Emily Lovell on 30 Jan 12
     
    I thought it was interesting to read Watters's criticism of Apple's textbook plans, although I also thought it felt pretty one-sided. I do have reservations about how Apple is going about this (expecting everyone to own an iPad, requiring textbook authors to surrender rights, etc.) - but I don't think that the overall idea is so unbearable. Digitized textbooks offer many affordances compared to what we're stuck with currently (textbooks that are outdated, heavy, expensive, and limited by static content). Of course, theoretically we could do without textbooks, as Watters suggests in her criticism... but I'm not yet convinced of this in a practical, realistic sense. I suspect that the resources required to realize textbook-free classrooms are beyond what most schools and teachers have access to. (I also realize that iPads are not cheap! But if digitized textbooks were to become popular across a range of platforms, perhaps they would be more accessible to a broader demographic... and it's not as if physical textbooks are cheap either.)
  • Leslie Lieman on 30 Jan 12
     
    Hi Emily - thanks for your thoughts! Bloggers (especially those who use the name Hack in their title) are going to be provocative (one-sided) in their writing... but it helps raise questions about standard practices. I too agree that eTextbooks or iBooks are going to be tremendously more engaging and up-to-date than the ones that weigh down kids bookbags. But now take a look at the other article I posted: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/flow-digital-textbooks that suggests how publishers are not open to new and niche ideas that might be incredibly beneficial to education. The publishing market has a hold on education. Is it possible that the textbooks will not be available across a range of platforms, but only on a few that the publishers agree to work with? Maybe it is time we push for a more open source model... that could also work towards digitizing textbooks... or would innovate other ways for students to access "textbook"" knowledge.
  • Emily Lovell on 30 Jan 12
     
    Thanks for the nudge to read the other article that you posted as well! It was a nice counterpoint to Watters and the FLOW platform seems like a promising stab at digital textbooks from an open-source standpoint.
Tom Keffer

Zuckerberg's letter to investors | Reuters - 0 views

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  • Tom Keffer on 02 Feb 12
     
    Zuckerberg's letter accompanies Facebook's IPO. While there is no explicit mention of education, I think the letter is a must-read as we think about the function and possibilities of social media.
Tom Keffer

E-Books on Tablets Fight Digital Distractions - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...ight-digital-distractions.html

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  • Tom Keffer on 05 Mar 12
     
    Good summary of the dilemma with iPads and tablets: are they good readers or do that make distractions too available?
  • Katerina Manoff on 05 Mar 12
     
    Great article. Since readers require a higher degree of motivation when reading any given book on a tablet (to actively ignore distractions), this puts more pressure on publishers/authors to make their content meaningful and engaging. Perhaps this might result in higher standards for books/fewer books being published?
Xavier Rozas

Full Spectrum Energy Lighting, Jerry Teplitz Enterprises - 0 views

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  • Xavier Rozas on 21 Feb 10
     
    Phillips Corp, has been pioneering lighting designs in schools and offices to increase reading retention and attention rates. Interesting to think about emerging educatinal technologies in terms of incremental improvements to infrastructure as opposed to disruptive innovations.
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