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Deah Hester left a comment for Will DeLamater"We have 8 Kindles, soon to be 12. Right now we are working on resolving a problem with book keeping on how to order more books- they don't want to use a county credit card that stays "open", but they are not sure about the…"
Will DeLamater commented on Liz Bode's blog post No to WhisperCast"Excellent points, and thanks for posting! You are so right about the character of each library being reflected in how it approaches resources like this. Does anyone know if Amazon has changed its terms of service to make the 1:6 option…"
Tom D'Amico left a comment for Will DeLamater"Hi Will:
In the Ottawa Catholic School Board we have converted 40 of our 81 school libraries to learning commons. Each has mobile devices available for student use and the best use are the iPads. We have Kindles and Nooks projects…"
Joan Holt left a comment for Will DeLamater"Hello, I have purchased some e-books, but not on a large scale. I am in the process of writing a grant to ask for e-readers. I look forward to following the dialog in this group. Thanks for the welcome!"
Holly Landauer left a comment for Will DeLamater"Thanks for the welcome. We currently allow students to bring in their eReaders, and we have implemented Overdrive at our school. However, our focus is on gathering textbooks and required reading books into an e-library, and so far we have not gotten…"
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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.
Will DeLamater commented on Amy Thompson's blog post Nooks as a 1:1 Device?"Very cool, and congratulations. Join the Nook group and send a request out to them for help and you will find some really great folks. Thanks for posting!!"
JH commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"You can deliver content to the "old" Kindle Fires, and assign them to groups and such, but the advanced management features of WhisperCast cannot be sent. From their FAQ: " However, mass configuring Wi-Fi network settings…"
Will DeLamater commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"Fascinating. So only the most recent devices (Fire HD, Paperwhite, ???) are supported within Whispercast? That is significant information! Thanks."
Meg Griswold commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"I teach at a school where the students bring their own devices for e-reading, and they purchase their own books/ebooks, so Whispercast doesn't really bring much to the table. I can set the wi-fi from Whispercast, but I could just as…"
JH commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"At first I was excited about this, then dejected/irritated at the 1:1 thing. I had been looking into somehow increasing the 1:6 ratio, not go in reverse.
We own 40 Kindle Fires at my school at the moment, 20 in one Amazon account for the…"
Will DeLamater commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"Sarah, thanks so much for the inside info! So Amazon decided that it could recoup its expense for the management system by eliminating the 1:6 book to Kindle ratio. I can see why you might stay "renegade" under these conditions. However, I…"
Sarah Andrews joined Will DeLamater's groupKindle 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.
Sarah Andrews commented on Will DeLamater's blog post WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?"Hi! I help manage kindles for about 10 schools. We purchased these kindles over a year ago (the touch model). One school decided that they would like to register the kindles on whispercast. (If you already have the kindles registered, you have to…"
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WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?
I am sure that all you Kindle-philes were delighted to see that Amazon has responded to just about every objection educators have ever voiced about trying to manage multiple devices with its WhisperCast release.
In short, WhisperCast is a free management tool for schools and organizations who want to distribute content across multiple devices, and who want to exercise more control over the operation of those devices. You can get the details from Amazon right…
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What is YOUR reaction to the iPad Mini?
With Apple's introduction of a smaller iPad (the "iPad Mini"), I would like to get your initial reaction. Please click on the link below to take a five-question survey. I will share the results with everyone in a few days!
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:00am
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The List of Eligible Members for October Giveaway
This list is current as of today, and will be updated daily until the clock strikes midnight on the 31st. If you belong on the list but don't see your name, send me a message and I will make sure you are included. I plan to do the drawing live at the webinar on the 9th (but you don't need to be in attendance to win).
Eligible members:
Eligible members:
- Ashley Greene
- Dee Martin
- Peg DeMott
- Theresa Reagan
- Julie Ahern
- Linn…
Posted on October 27, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
Kindle/Nook Giveaway Details Here
I am going to give away a wifi Kindle 3 or Nook (winner's choice) to one lucky Kindle, Nook (and more!) Educator Group member. What do you have to do to get into the drawing?
Ning members will be eligible for the drawing if they do ALL of the following by October 31:
1. have an uploaded picture/avatar for their account (the photo upload is right at the top of the settings on your Profile page); if you have already done this, you have fulfilled… Continue
Ning members will be eligible for the drawing if they do ALL of the following by October 31:
1. have an uploaded picture/avatar for their account (the photo upload is right at the top of the settings on your Profile page); if you have already done this, you have fulfilled… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2010 at 10:21am — 2 Comments
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- At 12:39pm on May 3, 2013, Deah Hester said…
We have 8 Kindles, soon to be 12. Right now we are working on resolving a problem with book keeping on how to order more books- they don't want to use a county credit card that stays "open", but they are not sure about the "legalities" of gift cards.
- At 8:07am on May 2, 2013, Tom D'Amico said…
Hi Will:
In the Ottawa Catholic School Board we have converted 40 of our 81 school libraries to learning commons. Each has mobile devices available for student use and the best use are the iPads. We have Kindles and Nooks projects in several of our schools but these have had limited success.
Tom D'Amico
- At 4:47pm on April 24, 2013, Joan Holt said…
Hello, I have purchased some e-books, but not on a large scale. I am in the process of writing a grant to ask for e-readers. I look forward to following the dialog in this group. Thanks for the welcome!
- At 10:12am on April 8, 2013, Holly Landauer said…
Thanks for the welcome. We currently allow students to bring in their eReaders, and we have implemented Overdrive at our school. However, our focus is on gathering textbooks and required reading books into an e-library, and so far we have not gotten very far. They just aren't available.
- At 12:28pm on December 10, 2012,
Josephine Barich said… Hi, Will! Thank you for the welcome :)! And thank you for adding me to this Network! I'm very happy that Google brought me here :). Several Kindles and iPads have been recently donated to our library so now the librarians are on the hunt for ideas how to use them...
- At 3:33pm on October 22, 2012,
Lisa Krebs said… I am researching the use of e-readers for my school district. The elementary schools are currently using a combination of devices; iPads, Kindle Fires, and Dell Notebooks. As I am the district's Media Specialist, I have been charged with determining how we are going to proceed with the purchase and use of e-readers and e-books.I also need to gather examples of acceptable use rules for using personal e-readers at school.
- At 2:23am on October 18, 2012,
Christina Khan said… HI Will, it is nice to meet you. I am concentrating my entire dissertation study on e-readers, yes. My study is going to examine the effectiveness of e-readers with students diagnosed with autism in grades 3-6. That particular area is an under researched area, if you are not familiar. I plan on examining reading abilities in two like groups, one that utilizes the e-readers and one that does not. If you have any advice for me, I am open. I already have an approved prospectus and am now looking for teachers and classrooms where I can get in touch with teachers that actually use e-readers. What do you think of the idea?
Thanks for asking,
Christina
- At 3:26pm on December 1, 2011, Tammy Kuddes said…
Hi Will,
Thanks for the welcome. I currently have 5 Kindles in my middle school library that students can check out. I have a variety of series on each one so students pick the Kindle that interests them the most. Just started this in October and the Kindles are very popular. I haven't had any problems to make me wish I hadn't started this.
- At 8:14am on November 18, 2011,
Blanca E. Duarte said… Dear Will,
Thanks for the welcome and I'm so glad to be reconnecting! I use the iPads mainly with students and we use them for all kinds of learning including the creation of digital stories. I'm looking for any assistance in creating some three dimensional views of objects to help a group of students create a virtual museum with objects and the like. Parts of the project will involve the creation of some ePubs in order for the audiences to have informational catalogs to read through (and comment on hopefully). Any chance you've come across a similar project?
Glad to be a part of the group!
Blanca
- At 12:03pm on October 14, 2011,
James Moushon said…
Will:
I
have written several blogs this year about ebooks and education. How can i
share them with the group? They are related to etextbooks, children’s ebook
involvement and the use of Kindle Public Notes in Education. The eBook
Author’s Corner: http://hbspublications.blogspot.com/
James
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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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