Group items tagged

This is a great article from UX Magazine. It does a great job defining interactivity and gives video examples of eBooks and eBook apps that have value.

This is an incredible app for students with special needs. It connects to the Bookshare.org database and does require a membership ID. However, students and organizations who qualify have access to a tremendous resource.  "From within Read2Go, you can browse, search, download, and read books directly from Bookshare using your Bookshare membership, as well as read DAISY books from other sources. The app gives you full control over visual choices for font size and color, background and highlighting color, and text-to-speech preferences. Read2Go features word-by-word highlighting for multi-modal reading."

Reading app designed for younger students to support their reading. Comes with teacher tools.

EdTechTeacher's Greg Kulowiec wrote this great post about using LibriVox to find free audio books for iPad/iPhone.

This app allows you to have full text-to-speech capabilities with eBooks on your iPad. Any book in the public domain can be read and listened to in one app.

This is a great article about the evolution of reading. Given the influx of iPads and eReaders into classrooms, the concept of "books" is certainly changing.

This is an interesting take on eBooks for pre-school children. Though not free, the app includes audio books, games, and the ability to send a custom report on the students' progress.

The LitCharts Library provides chapter summaries to some of the most frequently read books in high school English curricula. It also features an iPhone App for reading. Teachers should be aware of this site as it bills itself as "the faster, downloadable alternative to SparkNotes."

Though not free ($9.99), makes iPad completely accessible. Reads PDF, Word, eBooks, web articles, etc. Integrates with numerous content curation apps. 

Simple eBook creation tool for elementary students. Draw, type, and record audio within the app

ePub creator that is based off of web links. Final list can be downloaded, shared as a link, emailed....

This app allows you to read and access files from a variety of sources. It is free until 9/10/2012 and could be a great research tool.

How to create custom ePub files that include text and video to be read on the iPad in iBooks.

This free app provides 15 illustrated fairytales for younger children that includes audio.