I have just become familiar with ebooks and downloadable media with the trialling of ipads at our school. E books are wonderful for using with individual students or small groups during literacy groups. The children love to listen to or follow along with the book and some have apps that can be used to explore the text further, with cloze passages or sentence reconstructions etc.
Of course audio books are wonderful for the visually impaired and for those with learning difficulties. But also great to get kids used to hearing beautifully read and articulated grammar and annunciation. What fun it would be to volunteer to read audio books like on Librivox and as a class that could be a wonderful activity too.
Thanks to Marge for her always excellent blog entries which expand on the topics. I have saved the “Amazing Web 2.0 Projects” ebook as a favourite to investigate further how other teachers use these resources in the classroom.
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