An eBook Education
An eBook Education was a six part series written about the potential use of electronic devices to replace traditional paper books in education. Naturally, eBooks are the device of primary focus, but PDAs and laptops also receive some attention.
An eBook Education |
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Turning the Page |
| To open the series, we look at what eBooks and eBook readers are with a comparison of features from several popular models, and the pros and cons of using the devices. The post questions whether or not such devices deserve to be in the marketplace that is already an array of digital gizmos. | |
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eTextbooks on the College Campus |
| Perhaps college students, with the need to buy large expensive, and heavy textbooks and only use them for 5 months would be a good market for eBook readers. This post looks at their viability as the medium for storing text for students in the 21st century. | |
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eBooks in the K-12 Schools
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| Could eBooks and other digital devices be useful for students in the K-12 schools or would they just become fancy toys that would distract more than they would assist? This post explores that concept and has some ideas for how they could be effective, and what not to do. | |
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Teaching eReading |
| Because it is important for teachers to be comfortable with the technologies their students are using, this post looks at the use of PDAs, eBooks and laptops as teaching tools and as administrative assistants. Tasks such as grading papers, tracking attendance and referencing material are mentioned as a way of making the classroom more efficient. | |
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eBooks in the Library |
| Could the eBook replace the paper-bound book as the primary means of reading? This post considers why eBooks have not become more prevalent as a means of storing and transmitting text—although the technology exists and it can be cheaper, faster and over more efficient to use digital materials, the paper-bound book still outperforms. | |
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Redefining Literacy
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| With the technological advances of the 21st century does it make sense to continue teaching students with a 19th century mindset?, or do we need to update our concept of what it means to be literate in today’s world? | |












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