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Welcome to Kindle Educators!
I am a former high school English teacher and principal who got my first Kindle in early 2008. This "Ning" is an offshoot of the blog that I have been writing for the past year or so, called www.EduKindle.com. Welcome!
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Checking out public library books on a library e-reader
I work in an Information Center for an intermediate school district. I have a Nook Touch and a 3rd gen Kindle that I check out to employees so that they can see how e-readers work and compare the models. I have some books on each device. An employee suggested that to make the e-readers more desirable to check out that I offer a service of adding public library books per an employee's request.
First, our departmental secretary would have to check the books out because the…
ContinuePosted by Judy Hauser on January 9, 2012 at 10:26am
Contract for e-reader use?
I recently purchased Nooks for my students. Before signing them out, I thought I should have a contract of sorts (you break it you replace it) and/or a e-reader Dos and Don'ts list. Does anyone have such things that I can use with my students? Have any of you used them? If so, what are your thoughts?
Also is there any advice you'd like to share with a first time e-reader teacher, something you wish you had thought of before use.
Thanks.
Posted by Anna Newcombe on December 12, 2011 at 5:16am — 1 Comment
My Nook program has officially started!
A few days ago, I checked out the first 3 Nooks for literature circles/book clubs!!! The students were SO excited and I'm so happy to have the program up and running! I wish I had taken pictures, but it was in the middle of another class, so I just didn't have the time. You can read the full post on my Wordpress blog, A Wrinkle in Tech. I hope to have some more reflections and thoughts after I teach the rest of 4th and 5th…
ContinuePosted by C Adams on December 5, 2011 at 7:21pm
MARC record for Nook Ereader
This is the record I modified from ACCESS PA for use at my school. Feel free to download it and upload to your library's OPAC. It already has 6 copies/Nooks listed, so you can change the barcode numbers as needed.
MARC title record for Nook Simple Touch Ereaders (Right-click on the link and "Save Link As" to download…
Continue My first video blog for my Nook program
Inspired by Buffy Hamilton's The Unquiet Library, I posted my first video on A Wrinkle in Tech, my blog where I'm documenting all of the adventures in starting a Nook lending program. The link is http://awrinkleintech.wordpress.com if anyone is interested in subscribing or using my resources. I borrowed a lot from Buffy Hamilton and Kathy Parker, and feel free to use and modify… Continue
Posted by C Adams on October 25, 2011 at 5:50pm
Crazed Nook screen
I just got another nook classic back with a screen failure. I went down to question the student who returned it.
His answer: "No I didn't drop it, no I didn't put anything heavy on it, yes it was on the top in my book bag. I just opened the cover and it was broken."…
Posted by Marianna DeMott on October 14, 2011 at 12:12pm
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Major Policy Shift from Amazon, reported by The Unquiet Librarian
There have been a few times in the past few years where some of us have wondered, What is Amazon thinking? Many academics wondered for a long time why Amazon eschewed page numbering for books on the Kindle. We also wondered why they removed the SD card slot after Kindle 1, effectively eliminating schools' ability to load Kindles quickly and easily. And many were shocked when they pushed the button and deleted Brave New World from everyone's Kindle without so much as a howdy-do.
Mostly, though, educators have had a three-year love affair with the Kindle. I know I have.
But now, in what appears to be another case of the print publishing industry leaning hard on a digital vendor to change its policies to protect the publishers' profits, many of the distribution and management advantages of the Kindle for schools and libraries are being canceled.
Friend and colleague Buffy Hamilton was caught in the cross-hairs this time, and, with remarkable restraint, she has run the issue to ground, speaking directly with Amazon to understand their reasoning and to find a way forward to working with them. For now, that's not going to happen. Read about it here:
Why We Won’t Purchase More Kindles at The Unquiet Library by Buffy Hamilton
I am sure Buffy would be happy to respond to questions if you want to start a discussion on this topic!
How To Download Kindle e-Books from Your Public Library
Great introductory video from my public library consortium here in MD. The process works like a charm! All the more reason for students to own a library card today!
Put Shakespeare in Your Pocket!
Click the QR code on your smartphone to grab Sonnet 65 by the Bard himself! An experiment with how to distribute learning resources to students' mobile devices.
Download the QR code, print it, and post it somewhere for students to access. Or post it on your blog or other school website. Get the i-nigma code reader in the App Store or the Android market. It is the reader we prefer. Courtesy of The Learning Mag.
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