"Alison,
I'd like to correct some information that I posted. The Nook Color e-readers are based on Android OS 2.2 but unfortunately the ability to download apps other than those from the B & N store is blocked. It's the…"
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Paula O'Rourke replied to Alison McKenzie's discussion iPad, iPad mini, Kindle, Nook???"Alison,
I bought 6 nook color ereaders last year in the hope that students would be able to download ebooks from Follett Shelf but even with the current updates from Follett, that still is not possible. Even though the nook color devices can…"
"Hi Paula,
I am glad that somebody got a postcard from me....I did not single you out, it was part of a bulk mailing based on schools within a state.
I have plenty of references and a lot of free advice.
John J Caprice visualedtech"
Paula O'Rourke replied to Paula Elks's discussion 2 Part Discussion:Mobile Carts/Contracts in the group Nook Users"I just got a postcard in the mail from this company: www.visualedtech.com. They are advertising a locking cart for any e-reader or tablet - many sizes & styles to choose from but I've never done any business with them, so I can't…"
Paula O'Rourke replied to Karen Kliegman's discussion Setting Up Nook accounts/purchasing ebooks"Laurie,
Management at my local Barnes & Noble store insisted that I use a credit card with a physical address - so I used my own. The reason given was that the prepaid credit cards are anonymous and the system would be looking for a…"
Paula O'Rourke replied to Karen Kliegman's discussion Setting Up Nook accounts/purchasing ebooks"Peggy, I was told by my local Barnes & Noble sales rep that I couldn't use a prepaid credit card of any kind because it had to be connected to a physical address. So, I reluctantly had to use my own. I was also told that they were…"
Laurie Aldern left a comment for Paula O'Rourke"Hi Paula,
These are great questions. Let me do a little research and get back to you. Thanks!
Laurie"
Paula O'Rourke left a comment for Laurie Aldern"Hi Laurie!
Will suggested that I contact you about a question I had concerning taking notes on Nook Color. According to a Follett newsletter I recently read, if I share titles among 6 nooks it also means that individual notes are also…"
Will DeLamater replied to Paula O'Rourke's discussion Sharing titles means sharing notes & bookmarks? in the group Library"Good question. If you search for Laurie Aldern from Barnes and Noble here on the Ning, you could get a definitive answer from her."
Paula O'Rourke replied to Paula O'Rourke's discussion Sharing titles means sharing notes & bookmarks? in the group Library"Thanks, but does this also happen with Nooks?
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Will DeLamater replied to Paula O'Rourke's discussion Sharing titles means sharing notes & bookmarks? in the group Library"The Follett writer is correct. Remember, Amazon requires devices among which books can be shared to be registered to a single account. This assumes a single owner for the book, and makes no distinction between the writer of a note or highlight, only…"
Paula O'Rourke added a discussion to the group Library
Sharing titles means sharing notes & bookmarks?
This quote comes from a recent Follett newsletter - it has me wondering if it's true for all e-readers?: "Kindles, Nooks and their apps. Some of you may be considering purchasing one eBook from Amazon and/or B&N for the purpose of sharing it with up to six devices. This technically can be done, however you should understand that those six students are sharing one instance (copy) of the eBook. So if one person highlights a word, it shows up for the other five students. If one student removes…See More
Paula O'Rourke commented on Jeremy Rinkel's group Nook Users"Linn,
I think you're talking about the Nook e-ink model. Their color Nook requires a special high speed mini usb cable and a wall outlet adapter that is much larger than the one used for the Nook I & Kindles. I need to lend the…"
Paula O'Rourke commented on Jeremy Rinkel's group Nook Users"Karen,
I hope to buy Color Nooks for my library also and I'm interested in what you've bought to protect them for circulation - which covers/cases are you using and what are you doing about charging them. I've been searching for…"
Paula O'Rourke replied to Lori Stevens's discussion Follett ebooks in the group High School"Lori,
I didn't realize that Follett was allowing downloading to e-readers. I don't see that info on their website yet - hope it's true!"
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- Where do you teach?
- McCann Technical High School, North Adams, Massachusetts
- What grade level do you teach?
- Library Media Specialist 9-12
- Do you own a Kindle or other ereader?
- Nook
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- PC
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- The Unquiet Library
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 3:18pm on January 22, 2013,
Kimberly Rouse said… Thanks for your response, Paula. We have done this. However, students are still able to browse the store, where they are finding inappropriate magazines. :(
- At 7:00pm on October 11, 2011,
John J Caprice said…
Hi Paula,
I am glad that somebody got a postcard from me....I did not single you out, it was part of a bulk mailing based on schools within a state.
I have plenty of references and a lot of free advice.
John J Caprice visualedtech
- At 10:25pm on May 5, 2011, Laurie Aldern said…
Hi Paula,
These are great questions. Let me do a little research and get back to you. Thanks!
Laurie
- At 8:37am on December 3, 2010, Will DeLamater said…
- Paula, welcome! Are you using the Nook at school presently?
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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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