"I just finished doing this. You can have up to 6 Kindles on each Amazon account. I had already put my grant money on one gift card from Amazon, but had to get it refunded and then split it between the 5 accounts. Each account was…"
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Kindles in the classroom- Getting started
I was lucky enough to convince my school to buy 32 Kindles for our Basic Skills students who are in pullout classes. Now that I have them I am not sure how to get started. I have one gift card from the PTO for about $300 to buy the Kindle books but now I understand I might have to create separate accounts and payments (gift cards) for each Kindle if I want them to remember the last page read. I am not sure this is important. I think my kids are savvy enough to remember (or jot down) the…See More
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A place to discuss the Kindle and how students are likely to use it. Will they read more? Will the device hold up or break easily? Will students find enough to read? Please share your thoughts and observations.
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- Where do you teach?
- Aberdeen, NJ
- What grade level do you teach?
- 4-5 Basic Skills
- Do you own a Kindle or other ereader?
- None
- What kind of computer do you use?
- Mac, PC
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- At 3:54pm on May 25, 2011,
Will DeLamater said… Hi Barbara, and welcome to the group! Are you investigating the use of ereaders at your school?
See if there is a group you would like to join--this is a way to expedite communication between people with the same interests. And we'd love it if you'd upload a profile photo--go to settings under your name on the right and the option to upload is right at the top!
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