How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write - WSJ.com - 25 views
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katherine hufnagel on 03 Nov 11I agree with the comments on the distractions and fagmentation e books and online materials may face. I am guilty of quickly switching my attention to the next pop up or readily available source. I do think that the idea of sharing opinions an thoughts on a text as we are now are truly an aid to comprehension. I think that the benefits of this type of widespread literature outweigh the shortcomings.
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Pam Hayes on 03 Nov 11As a graduate student, I can see the great benefits to learning with these tools.
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Karl Fisch on 06 Nov 11Katherine, what implications does that have for our students? How do we help them nagivate an info-rich world with lots of distractions, and still think deeply about ideas?
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Essential Questions: 1. Is reading a "fundamentally private activity" as the author states it has been? Consider how you would answer this question 20 years ago, today, and 20 years from now. 2. How is reading and annotating this article online in conjunction with others the same as reading the un-annotated/printed version (and think about printed material in general), and how is it different? 3. What are the implications of this for teaching and learning, and for your classroom?
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1. Yes and no - when I read a good (print) book I want to share it with someone.
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2. I think as students are able to discuss in the anonymous (or at least perceived anonymity) of the online world, they will be much more willing to engage in the discussion(s). I believe this will lead to more open verbal discussion as the students get into the topic. I think we have to realize that this is the world today and it really can have very positive benefits for our classrooms.
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2009 may well prove to be the most significant year in the evolution of the book since Gutenberg hammered out his original Bible.
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I knew then that the book's migration to the digital realm would not be a simple matter of trading ink for pixels, but would likely change the way we read, write and sell books in profound ways.
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Terry - I'm seeing the same thing. Sometime when I visit the page the annotations are there, sometimes not. Haven't seen that before so I'm not sure what's going on.
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Terry - Interesting. It looks like if I'm on the page and add the http:// in front of the URL, the annotations appear again (when I just click on the link they don't). Must be something weird with how the WSJ is handling pages and how that interacts with Diigo. Perhaps I chose a poor article to demonstrate this with, huh? :-)