"No problem - I guess I should clarify that. The devices we use are actually distributed to college students (they own it) and used continuously. What we found out is that a typical student who uses it for reading also uses it to…"
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Interesting Wired.com article on the most popular way to read eBooks
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mary Clark Nov 16, 2010.
eBook format doesn't matter
Except for PDF (which displays each page identically on any PDF reader), there are a ton of different eBook formats out there including MOBI/PRC, AZW, EPUB, HTML, TXT, RTF, etc. Also, different…Continue
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How we implemented the Kindle DX in our college programs
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Hi everyone - I've recently joined this site. In Sept 2010, I initiated a green program at our college (www.trios.com) in Ontario, Canada. Part of this program…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jimmie Nov 17, 2010.
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Jason W. Eckert replied to Karen Anderson's discussion Is anyone using the IPAD ?"I agree - I love the iPad, but it is a computer that is used for web browsing and games - check out today's post from Engadget entitled "Survey Says: The iPad is no Kindle Killer" @…"
Jason W. Eckert replied to Paula O'Rourke's discussion Protective covers for Nooks & Kindles in the group Kindle in the Classroom"I'm not a librarian - instead, I teach a college program using Kindle DXs, and we use the following case from BoxWave - they are quite inexpensive and of very good quality - because you have to open them like a book, there is minimal chance…"
Jason W. Eckert replied to Karen Anderson's discussion Is anyone using the IPAD ?"Those are aweseom websites, but the URLs should be http://www.ipadinschools.com/ and http://speirs.org/
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Jason W. Eckert commented on Will DeLamater's group Kindle in the Classroom"I don't know if this applies to your situation, but we run with the Kindle DX at my college using non-DRM PDF eBooks only. Since PDFs have standard page numbers, it allows students to reference a particular page during study or when citing…"
Jimmie replied to Jason W. Eckert's discussion How we implemented the Kindle DX in our college programs"Thanks for this. I didn't know about the DX shortcuts. I have printed those."
Mary Clark replied to Jason W. Eckert's discussion Interesting Wired.com article on the most popular way to read eBooks"I'm only familiar with the Kindle, so perhaps all the ereaders do this, but I love that I can sync what I'm reading on several devices. In one day, I can read a chapter of a book on my library PC, fit in another on my iTouch while waiting…"
Jason W. Eckert replied to Will DeLamater's discussion What features does an ereader need to work in schools?"I attended a discussion at the University of Western Ontario that involved discussing how digital libraries would succeed - there were computer scientists, lawyers and librarians at the discussion. There were many points brought up regarding the…"
Jason W. Eckert left a comment for Emma Breeze"This is also a good book to read regarding eBooks and libraries - I read it last month: http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/book-review-by-michael-pastore-no-shelf-required-e-books-in-libraries-edited-by-sue-polanka/"
Jason W. Eckert posted a discussionInteresting Wired.com article on the most popular way to read eBooks
Here is the link: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/and-the-most-popular-way-to-read-an-e-book-is/ #1 is the PC of course, and a close second is the Amazon Kindle - Wired argues that this is because of the large selection of eBooks combined with Amazon's dominance in the printed book market (most people buy printed books from Amazon). Amazon's dominance in the eBook market was one of the…See More
Jason W. Eckert left a comment for Emma Breeze"For your library system, if you are "renting" eBooks to students, then our system won't work for you - instead, you will want to use DRM (digital rights management) in your eBooks - this means that you can't use PDF because the…"
Jason W. Eckert left a comment for Emma Breeze"OK - here is the third post (I keep running out of available characters in these dialog boxes). Anyways, the way that we keep track of the eBooks that we use in our custom system (trioscollege.com) is by labelling the books using their ISBN 13…"
Jason W. Eckert left a comment for Emma Breeze"The main reason that our college pursued eBooks is because we have a mandate to "go green" - this includes online quizzing/exams via a custom LMS that we created in-house as well as a move to eBooks. Although eBooks have been available for…"
Jason W. Eckert left a comment for Emma Breeze"Sure - no problem! We spent 8 months researching everything to do with eBooks, including legality issues, eBook availability/publishing, formats, implementation, organizational requirements, etc. As a result, I may have already come across some…"
Emma Breeze left a comment for Jason W. Eckert"Jason,
I am interested to read about your implementation of Kindles. I am hoping to introduce a small pilot program in our secondary school and am looking for good models to follow.
I am still a little unclear about how best to catalogue the e-books…"
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- At 9:27pm on November 14, 2010, Emma Breeze said…
- Jason,
I am interested to read about your implementation of Kindles. I am hoping to introduce a small pilot program in our secondary school and am looking for good models to follow.
I am still a little unclear about how best to catalogue the e-books and Kindles ( am the teacher-librarian).
I am looking forward to learning more!
Emma
- At 5:13pm on November 11, 2010,
Will DeLamater said… - Very cool, and thank you, Jason. Amazing what a great implementation you have going. Please stay involved. Maybe you'd be available to talk about your program on an upcoming webinar?
- At 9:22am on November 11, 2010, Will DeLamater said…
- Jason, welcome! Do you see very many students opting for dedicated ereaders like the Kindle, or will netbooks and tablets dominate the future of ereading? Love to hear your thoughts.
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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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