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Allison Johnson

The Future of Reading | Print Article | Newsweek.com - 33 views

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  • "If you're going to do something like this, you have to be as good as the book in a lot of respects," says Bezos. "But we also have to look for things that ordinary books can't do."
  • First, it must project an aura of bookishness;
    • Amy Engelhard
      Amy Engelhard on 26 Jan 10
       
      I do actually think this is important; there's something about reading a book and I like that Kindle has some "bookishness" to it.
    • Laura Untz
      Laura Untz on 26 Jan 10
       
      I agree, there is nothing like sitting down in a big comfy chair and reading. I'm not sure I would like using a hand held device instead of the actual book.
    • Aaron Frana
      Aaron Frana on 26 Jan 10
       
      I don't think it's important for the Kindle to look like a book. I'm pretty ok with reading something non-bookish.
  • E-book devices like the Kindle allow you to change the font size: aging baby boomers will appreciate that every book can instantly be a large-type edition. The handheld device can also hold several shelves' worth of books: 200 of them onboard, hundreds more on a memory card and a limitless amount in virtual library stacks maintained by Amazon. Also, the Kindle allows you to search within the book for a phrase or name.
    • Kim Amick
      Kim Amick on 26 Jan 10
       
      this is one feature that I really do like, the changing of the font size!
    • Amy Armstrong
      Amy Armstrong on 26 Jan 10
       
      These are important features for making things more available in alternative formats. Electronic versions offer instant large print and ways to have it read aloud. These features can be helpful for many people with disabilities.
    • Karen Schelling
      Karen Schelling on 26 Jan 10
       
      A kindle will be a great gift for my dad. Larger font and less clutter of book will be great for him!
    • Christine Erickson
      Christine Erickson on 26 Jan 10
       
      I have heard about ebook devices that allow the reader to adjust the font size. I have gotten to the age where that is a great selling feature for me.
    • Sarah Wisthoff
      Sarah Wisthoff on 26 Jan 10
       
      I tried to get one of these for my visually impaired student last year but was unsuccessful. I think it would be a great tool for her to use in and out of school.
    • Allison Johnson
      Allison Johnson on 27 Jan 10
       
      I love the search option! I am always paging back to remind myself how characters are related or other facts I've forgotten. This would make it so much faster.
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    • John Groves
      John Groves on 26 Jan 10
       
      Its still not a book!!!!
    • Kim Amick
      Kim Amick on 26 Jan 10
       
      I see your point, I don't know that I want to curl up with a blanket and a "machine" to relax
    • Amy Armstrong
      Amy Armstrong on 26 Jan 10
       
      I have heard from Kindle (is that what it is called?) users that reading on them is actually easy on the eyes. I'd have to try it to believe it.
    • Amy Engelhard
      Amy Engelhard on 26 Jan 10
       
      Oh John...of course you want the traditional real deal. "I'll tell you when you are sixth grader!"
    • Tara Jordan
      Tara Jordan on 26 Jan 10
       
      Yes...you can..hours and hours...living proof right here!!
    • Carrie Varty
      Carrie Varty on 26 Jan 10
       
      I totally agree with you guys!! A nice book is just the great end to an evening!! Meaning an actuall book. I am opening up to the idea of the Kindle though. I like how you can just quickly order a book and it is there in like 2 seconds!!
    • Britni Schmalz
      Britni Schmalz on 26 Jan 10
       
      I see both of your points.....but then I think of my weekend and I do curl up with a banket and my "machine" (my laptop) and do work...
    • Whitney Spah
      Whitney Spah on 26 Jan 10
       
      Yes this is true.....but I have curled up and read my computer so it is doable....but not really in a car or airplane.
  • once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born." So it's not surprising, when making mental lists of the most whiz-bangy technological creations in our lives, that we may overlook an object that is superbly designed, wickedly
    • Tracey Schmitz
      Tracey Schmitz on 26 Jan 10
       
      I like that you can subscribe to newspapers through kindle
  • Amazon has designed the Kindle to operate totally independent of a computer: you can use it to go to the store, browse for books, check out your personalized recommendations, and read reader reviews and post new ones, tapping out the words on a thumb-friendly keyboard.
  • The vision is that you should be able to get any book—not just any book in print, but any book that's ever been in print—on this device in less than a minute," says Bezos.
  • "Books are the last bastion of analog,"
    • Jon Krantz
      Jon Krantz on 26 Jan 10
       
      Classic quote! Analog is going away quickly.
    • Britni Schmalz
      Britni Schmalz on 26 Jan 10
       
      This is a great quote!! Analog is pretty much extinct!
  • Long before there was cyberspace, books led us to a magical nether-zone. "Books are all the dreams we would most like to have, and like dreams they have the power to change consciousness," wrote Victor Nell in a 1988 tome called "Lost in a Book."
    • Nathan Johnson
      Nathan Johnson on 26 Jan 10
       
      I think that this statement is very true, and something that I have witnessed first hand in my lifetime.
  • 550 years of technological
    • terriduchsherer
      terriduchsherer on 26 Jan 10
       
      Wow!!! 550 years of technology! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Holly Perrin
      Holly Perrin on 26 Jan 10
       
      I have a Kindle and I agree all it takes is a few twitches and walla! I like the fact that when I am done with a book and am itchy to read another I don't have to go to the store... I can just download!
  • "But the next-gen people, in their 20s and below, do everything on a screen.")
    • Britni Schmalz
      Britni Schmalz on 26 Jan 10
       
      This is me! I do everything on the web and do not go many places with my computer or my smartphone! I love the e-book idea!
    • tami doppler
      tami doppler on 26 Jan 10
       
      This is NOT me but I hope it will be someday I think it will be ALL of us someday!
  • What we love is the words and ideas."
    • Anna Hansen
      Anna Hansen on 26 Jan 10
       
      I just love to read. I've never read on the Kindle, but may want to try it some day.
  • And once you buy, the Kindle does its neatest trick: it downloads the book and installs it in your library, ready to be devoured.
    • Tracey Schmitz
      Tracey Schmitz on 26 Jan 10
       
      I like kindle and the subscription to newpapers
  • electile dysfunction
    • tami doppler
      tami doppler on 26 Jan 10
       
      I would agree that it would be terrible to getting to a readable moment and lose battery.
  • The Kindle is not just for books. Via the Amazon store, you can subscribe to newspapers (the Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Le Monde) and magazines (The Atlantic). When issues go to press, the virtual publications are automatically beamed into your Kindle. (It's much closer to a virtual newsboy tossing the publication on your doorstep than accessing the contents a piece at a time on the Web.) You can also subscribe to selected blogs, which cost either 99 cents or $1.99 a month per blog.
    • Joelle Garcia
      Joelle Garcia on 26 Jan 10
       
      This would be very convenient especially when you still want your newspaper or magazine subscription while out of town.
    • clare rodriguez
      clare rodriguez on 26 Jan 10
       
      that is sooooooo cool cuz then my husband could read while we travel in a small space instead of with that bulky paper
    • Laura Untz
      Laura Untz on 26 Jan 10
       
      So true!
  • he Kindle, shipping as you read this, costs $399.
    • Ashley Griffey
      Ashley Griffey on 26 Jan 10
       
      Yes, they are expensive but well worth the money if you are an avid reader.
  • it downloads the book and installs it in your library, ready to be devoured. "The vision is that you should be able to get any book—not just any book in print, but any book that's ever been in print—on this device in less than a minute
    • Joan Hansen
      Joan Hansen on 26 Jan 10
       
      I love the fact it downloads the book and installs it AND it an be ANY book that's ever been in print!!! All, in less than a minute. LOVE it!!
  • Google has already scanned a million books from its partner libraries like the University of Michigan and the New York Public Library, and they are available in its database. (Last week my wife searched for information about the first English edition of the journals of Pehr Kalm, a Swedish naturalist traveling in Colonial America. In less than two seconds, Google delivered the full text of the book, as published in 1771.
    • Joan Hansen
      Joan Hansen on 26 Jan 10
       
      This is very impressive - research takes on a whole new meaning.
  • "Do you really believe that we'll be doing that in 50 years?"
    • jsproductionsnd
      jsproductionsnd on 27 Jan 10
       
      I am so happy that I won't be around in 50 years to see the end of books. I just can't imagine my world without them. Sherry
  • The first chapter of almost any book is available as a free sample.
  • Jessica Peterson on 26 Jan 10
     
    What we love is the words and ideas."
  • Angie Saxlund on 26 Jan 10
     
    "Technology," computer pioneer Alan Kay once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born
  • Meaghan Hardwick on 26 Jan 10
     
    But if all goes well for Amazon, several years from now we'll see revamped Kindles, equipped with color screens and other features, selling for much less. I'll wait for the bigger and better Kindle. :)
Kiley Hicks

ABCya! First Grade Computer Activities& Games - 0 views

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Computer Sites to Try

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  • Kiley Hicks on 16 Jan 13
     
    Computer SIte for primary games
Tyler Hancock

A Year's Worth of Free E-Learning Assets » The Rapid eLearning Blog - 0 views

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Education resources technology web2.0

shared by Tyler Hancock on 24 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Tyler Hancock on 24 Jan 12
     
    A whole whole whole bunch of good technology to try out in the classroom.
Erin Baumgarten

Official DIBELS Home Page - 0 views

dibels.uoregon.edu

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  • Erin Baumgarten on 27 Jan 10
     
    We are behind and do not have a formal test for our kindergarten other than the one we do at screening time. I am trying to get some information on other testing devices.
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