"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."
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First, it must project an aura of bookishness;
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I do actually think this is important; there's something about reading a book and I like that Kindle has some "bookishness" to it.
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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.
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I don't think it's important for the Kindle to look like a book. I'm pretty ok with reading something non-bookish.
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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.
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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.
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A kindle will be a great gift for my dad. Larger font and less clutter of book will be great for him!
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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.
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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.
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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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I see your point, I don't know that I want to curl up with a blanket and a "machine" to relax
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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.
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Oh John...of course you want the traditional real deal. "I'll tell you when you are sixth grader!"
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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!!
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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...
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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"Books are the last bastion of analog,"
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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."
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550 years of technological
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"But the next-gen people, in their 20s and below, do everything on a screen.")
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What we love is the words and ideas."
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And once you buy, the Kindle does its neatest trick: it downloads the book and installs it in your library, ready to be devoured.
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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.
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he Kindle, shipping as you read this, costs $399.
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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
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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.
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"Do you really believe that we'll be doing that in 50 years?"
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"Technology," computer pioneer Alan Kay once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born
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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. :)
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Bounding to a whiteboard in the conference room, he ticks off a number of attributes that a book-reading device
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But then comes the features that your mom's copy of "Gone With the Wind" can't match. 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.
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in a study that involved 85 teachers and 170 classrooms, the teachers used interactive whiteboards to teach a set of lessons, which they then taught to a different group of students without using the technology (see Marzano & Haystead, 2009)
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using interactive whiteboards was associated with a 16 percentile point gain in student achievement.
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I agree, this says IWB are definitely worth the money in my opinion for students education
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I've read in other studies that elementary students achieve at higher levels than high school students with an IWB.
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Students are interested in things that look "fun". IWB activities are visually appealing.
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I feel like they will be finding similar results with interactive textbooks as they become more prevalent. Hmmm...this "interactivity" thing must be good for learning.
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Using voting devices was associated with a 26 percentile point gain in student achievement.
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We now have SMART Response units in the classrooms where teachers have reqeusted them.
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From what i've heard from students in Minot, they love to use the responses. I think it would be so helpful to know as a teacher exactly who's got the material down and who is still struggling within seconds of use of the responses element
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My husband uses response units in his classroom and really appreciated the on task behavior of students as well as the quick way to check on student engagement
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My students love to use these, but I think that you need to be careful not to use them as a "quiz" or "test" as they don't support the opportunity to reread, rethink questions, and change answers.
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After asking a question and getting student responses using voting devices, the teacher should typically discuss the correct answer along with the incorrect answers, making sure to elicit opinions from as many students as possible.
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Interactive whiteboards have great potential as a tool to enhance pedagogical practices in the classroom and ultimately improve student achievement.
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The improvement is due in large part to students remaining on-task since the information is being presented in a relevant, interesting manner.
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I too find that students are more on task due to how well the material is presented.
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I also think teachers are more confident in their teaching when using IWB because the material is right in front of them.
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Students may be more engaged because things may be done in a more timely manner and easier to see. For example, when teaching measurement of an angle, it is SO easy to do on an IWB, but more tricky on a regular white board.
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IWBs are more engaging for me personally. I enjoy making interesting, interactive presentations and activities using Notebook. However, Notebook is kind of a glitchy turd sometimes, and that's really the only thing keeping me from using it more often. I hate to spend a couple hours on an awesome presentation, then have it all disappear into the ether because Notebook crashed and lost all my info. Still, fantastic tool, but I use it with trepidation.
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The ability for students to stay on task has greatly improved with my students as well when I use my smart board! I find them really answering and paying attention. I am also finding that as I become more confident in using it, my teaching really improves.
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Even the best technology must be handled wisely in order to be effective.
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Yes, I think just keeping the end goal of presenting the material in a way for the students to be able understand effectively.
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Great point, it is so true that no matter how wonderful our tools are, we still need to be responsible as educators to see that students are taught in the best manner.
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I think that every classroom should have an IWB. I use mine everyday and feel that every classroom, teacher and student could benefit from the use of one.
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I think they change our teaching in a great way. I think they are well worth the money.
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We were able to secure a grant through the ND Education Technology Council. The made the high cost of the boards less of a burden on the district. The teachers were nervous to use them at first. But now they love them!
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I would love to have one in my classroom but foreign language teachers are way down on the list. I ask for one every year, but nothing yet! I think I would make good use of it and the students would love the interactive activities. They are worth the money!
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I love my activboard and don't know what I'd do without it! I think every teacher should have one!
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It is where teaching is headed and all classrooms should be prepared by having an IWB.
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Digital flipcharts should contain visuals, but those visuals should clearly focus on the important information.
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