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Kathleen Parker
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- Seneca, IL
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iPad Users
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Kindle Users
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Library
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High School
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Kindle in the Classroom
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Kathleen Parker's Discussions
Gutenberg Project??
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jason W. Eckert Nov 11, 2010.
Kindles - Students - Take Home Policy
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Started this discussion. Last reply by 2eyxaqypzspgm Jan 26, 2012.
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Kathleen Parker joined Jeremy Rinkel's group
iPad Users
The purpose of this group is to discuss and share information about Apple's iPad. How can we use iPads to enhance the educational experience of our students? What apps are you using?
Will DeLamater commented on Kathleen Parker's blog post Launched a 2nd Grade Pilot Kindle Program Today!"If you have the Kindles in your possession and you have registered them with Amazon, just go to your "Manage My Kindle" page and a default email address will have been assigned to each Kindle. For example, if you named them…"
Evan Schwartz commented on Kathleen Parker's blog post Launched a 2nd Grade Pilot Kindle Program Today!"Very important question...73 school kindles how can I attach email addresses to each one? What website can I sign up for 73 email addresses so that each kindle has an email address. They are not going to students or teachers to keep just to borrow,…"
Kathleen Parker posted a blog postHurricane Katrina & the Emergence of a High School Hero
Read our middle school RTI Reading teacher's account of her unit of study with her students using the e-book, The Last Bus Out, by Beck McDowell. http://www.marianslibrary.wordpress.com KathySee More
Kathleen Parker replied to Melinda Miller's discussion Student use in the group Kindle Users"Hi Melinda,
We have been using Kindles for over a year. We have never (knock on wood) had a student download a title they weren't supposed to. We informed the students that if they would ever like to read a particular book on their…"
Kathleen Parker replied to karen Hennig's discussion Kindles in backpacks? in the group Library"Hi Karen,
Yes, I'm in total agreement with Buffy. We were told by Amazon not to have Kindles (even though they were in M-Edge Kindle Latitude Protective Jackets) in backpacks due to the added compression the Kindles would incur due to other…"
Kathleen Parker commented on Jeremy Rinkel's group Library"Hi Melinda,
In answer to your question as to which titles we have downloaded onto our Kindles. For 2nd & 3rd grade we've downloaded some of the Magic Tree House series, Ivy and Bean series and the Polk Street Kids series. Here…"
Kathleen Parker replied to Melinda Miller's discussion Paying for Kindle ebooks in the group Kindle Users"Hi Melinda,
You need to have some type of school credit card or a school procurement card tied to the Amazon account to pay for the ebooks or purchase an Amazon gift card.
Kathy Parker"
Kathleen Parker commented on Jeremy Rinkel's group Middle School"Esther,
Our school has a procurement card program. I have a library procurement card that I have tied to our Amazon Kindle account to purchase titles. We have been able to get some free books - mostly classics. You can also try the Gutenberg…"
Kathleen Parker commented on Jeremy Rinkel's group Library"Thank you Marcia for answering Gwen's question concerning the purchasing of e-books for her Kindles. Yes, gift cards through Amazon seem to work nicely for those schools not having a school credit card or a procurement card.
Kathy"
Kathleen Parker joined Jeremy Rinkel's group
Kindle Users
The purpose of this group is to discuss and share information about the Amazon Kindle. Discuss and share your school or library's Kindle implementation advice or issues here.
Kathleen Parker joined Jeremy Rinkel's group
Library
The purpose of this group is to discuss and share information about how we are using or planning on using ereaders in libraries.
Kathleen Parker joined Jeremy Rinkel's group
High School
The purpose of this group is to discuss and share information about how we are using or planning on using ereaders in the high school classroom.
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Kindle in the Classroom
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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Kathleen Parker's Blog
Hurricane Katrina & the Emergence of a High School Hero
Read our middle school RTI Reading teacher's account of her unit of study with her students using the e-book, The Last Bus Out, by Beck McDowell.
http://www.marianslibrary.wordpress.com
Kathy
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 4:35pm
Launched a 2nd Grade Pilot Kindle Program Today!
Based on the success of our middle school Kindle program (each of our 8th grade students now have their own Kindle to use for their Literature class plus our 7th graders are using Kindles in their Literature class as well) I had wanted to see how we could use the Kindles in the lower grades.
I recently read in The Reading Teacher Magazine, an article by Lotta C. Larson, "Digital Readers: The Next Chapter in E-Book Reading and Response." I did a bit of searching to see what else she…
ContinuePosted on November 4, 2010 at 1:25pm — 4 Comments
M-Edge Accessories
M-Edge Accessories, a leading developer of eReader accessories, has also been helpful in that they have agreed to donate school-branded covers for each…
ContinuePosted on April 9, 2010 at 3:44pm
Kathy's Kindle Crew-What Students Have to Say About Kindles
These comments are from students in our RTI (Reading Through Intervention) Program that their teacher recently shared with me. All of the students thought Kindles make them feel they are using modern technology rather than just using a book. Each of the new users also agree they like to read with the larger font size. Kindles make reading exciting and fun.
Johnny commented, "I like all of the different choices of books on the Kindle and it's easier for me to read with the…
ContinuePosted on April 9, 2010 at 3:29pm
Kathy Parker's Kindle Crew: 8th Grade Students' Comments
I thought I would share some feedback I received from several 8th grade students this morning concerning their usage of the Amazon Kindle this past school year. It's wonderful to see students embracing this new form of reading! Here's what they had to say:
Mickey: "I read much faster using the Kindle and I basically just like it!" This has been the general consensus from students as well as faculty members using the Kindle.
Riley: "I like it because it's a…
ContinuePosted on April 7, 2010 at 12:05pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 11:40am on August 27, 2010,
Danyelle Kozma said… - Thank you!
- At 11:20am on August 27, 2010, Danyelle Kozma said…
- Thanks. I looked into that. You can use a gift card, but you still have to have a credit card registered to the Kindle. Amazon will just take the funds from the gift card first before taking from the credit card. Am I correct in thinking that every school corporation that uses Kindles put in a credit card for each one? Is this the only way?
- At 9:26am on August 12, 2009, Will DeLamater said…
- Hi Kathy, Glad to see you here at the Ning! Even though there are only a few of us right now, I believe that there will be more "Kindle Educators" before long. Please feel free to use this site to start a "group" for your teachers there in Seneca or start a discussion about something you are working on. You know that I will respond!
eBook News
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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