iBooks

ePub Readers-

I am one of those people who actually received a Kindle for Christmas and was horrified! 😱 Give up my paperbacks!? 😥 Are you kidding me? Some of my fondest memories growing up were of hanging out at the library curled up with a paperback. Needless to say, the Kindle went back.😝  That was a few years ago.  I'm trying to be more opened minded now but I am still having a hard time.  I do see advantages though.  In the school setting, you save on replacing the books once purchased.  You can get an audio version in Kindle. This would help students who are low readers or students who need to listen to fluency.  When you get to words you don't know, you can have them defined. Students can also highlight.  I see how it can take reading to a new level and I will use that at school.  If you stop by my house though, you'll probably see my books stacked in every corner😀


Annotations-

This could be great for students to highlight different things you're working on, such as verbs.  It could be used as an assessment-to see if they got it.  We could use it for a comprehension check.  Each student highlights the answer to questions.  They are free, that's always a bonus.  To be honest, I'm not sure when paper is better, if I wanted to give it to the parents or put in their file?  I could just print it though, right? 

PDF iBooks

Actually, at first I didn't see the point.  After having a discussion with a friend though, I realized that this can be a great organizational tool for students.  Everything could be kept in one place.  I could use it to write myself notes on activities I want students to complete and keep them in one place.