I think ebooks can be great for students and the use of technology. I still think pre-emergent readers should be using real books because it creates book awareness (front and back of the book, top and bottom of the page, etc.). If students are proficient in book awareness, then I feel that ebooks can be great. The interaction with ebooks can facilitate lots of great things like loving to read and it can create address all five components of reading such as phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. I think having ipads in the classroom will allow students to use ebooks more effectively because they can manipulate the pages with their fingers and it will address hands on, visual, and auditory learners.
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that students that are still trying to get accustomed to reading should not use ebooks. They have not truly learned to appreciate the power of a good book. Using an ebook gives readers the opportunity to get off task so easily. Even some older students also will probably have a hard time adjusting to using ebook. There are so many more options available on a ereader that can cause a student to get off task. I think that they can be used to run supplemental apps that help reinforce objectives that the teacher has taught.
Maggie,
ReplyDeletehave found the use of ebooks to most beneficial for my personal use and in the classroom. The value of ebooks allow for immediate access and less clutter. I know many individuals love to have a personal library of books, so do I. However, ebooks allow myself to basically review the book before I decide to buy if I prefer to have later on. For the students in class, ebooks allow them to select from a list I provided for extra curricular or assignment based reading. This new experience for my fourth graders allows them to experience not only technology, but experience greater responsibility while utilizing readers. I started with by buying one, by the end of the year I had purchased 3 more for use in the class.
Jim