ereaders in the classroom

EREADERS IN THE CLASSROOM

Michelle Storrusten

Photo courtesy of Waleg.com

Which eReader to Buy?

Amazon Kindle

Nook (Barnes & Noble)

Sony Reader

Blog Post: Nook, Kindle or Sony Reader? Take Your Pick!

http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store-ebooks-newspapers-blogs/b?ie=UTF8&node=133141011

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook/379003208

http://ebookstore.sony.com/reader/

http://www.waleg.com/techgadgets/archives/020840.html

Kindle Features

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eReader-eBook-Reader-e-Reader-Special-Offers/dp/B0051QVESA/ref=amb_link_84210231_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0YQ4DF3S5F7KRVR86RDX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1349006202&pf_rd_i=133141011

Nook Features

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Compare-NOOKs/379003181

Sony Reader Features

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&identifier=S_Portable_Reader

eBook Readers for PC

Kindle for PC (Amazon)

Nook for PC (Barnes & Noble)

Sony Reader for PC or Mac

Adobe PDF Reader

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook-for-pc/379003591

http://ebookstore.sony.com/download/

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

eReader Apps

Kindle Nook iBooks Stanza

Kobo Google Books Bluefire Reader Ibis Reader Sony Reader

Available Content?

Fiction to build reading skills or do book reports.

Literary classics. Textbooks. Nonfiction reference materials Newspapers, magazines. PDF documents.

Educational Uses of eReaders

Engage reluctant readers with technology.

As an assistive technology device (useful for vision, hearing or mobility impairments).

Free and low cost reading materials. Some eReaders have Internet

capability to browse and social network.

Built-in dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words.

Educational Uses of eReaders (contd.) Students can publish their own works

as “indie authors.” Highlighting and annotation features. Saves space. Reduce costs with free/cheap content

and no need to replace damaged hardcopies.

Free eBook Collections

The Amazon Kindle Store has Limited-time Promotional Offers or Kindle Popular Classics. (Use Kindle for PC app.)

Internet Archive at Archive.org. (Now Community Books.)

OpenLibrary.org Project Gutenberg.org ManyBooks.net

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html/ref=amb_link_40669842_102?_encoding=UTF8&location=http://www.amazon.com/s/?node=2279458011&token=3A0F170E7CEFE27BDC730D3D7344512BC1296B83&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0Z2RW0AXGC0MC16KVCDE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1276331502&pf_rd_i=2245146011




http://www.archive.org/details/texts

http://openlibrary.org/

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.manybooks.net/

More Free eBook Resources

eReader News Today (free and paid ebooks – all topics)

Free Nook Books at Barnes & Noble.com

Free eBooks at Google Play

http://ereadernewstoday.com/

http://ereadernewstoday.com/

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379003078/

https://play.google.com/store/books/collection/topselling_free

More eBook Sources

World Public Library

Ebrary.com

Sony Reader eBookstore

http://www.netlibrary.net/

http://www.ebrary.com/corp/



Direct Amazon Links

Best Selling Amazon Books (free and paid) – can narrow down by topic.

Best Selling Education Books at Amazon (free and paid)

Kindle e-Textbooks (can sort by topic and then price)

CK-12 Flexbooks for Kindle

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-eBooks/zgbs/digital-text/154606011/ref=pd_zg_rss_tf_kstore_154606011_c

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Education/zgbs/digital-text/157364011/ref=zg_bs_nav_kstore_3_157325011

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Textbooks/b/ref=amb_link_357628962_60?ie=UTF8&node=2223210011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=1C1BHWA31CSQH7XQC38T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1374004022&pf_rd_i=133141011

http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/books/kindle/



Textbook Sources

CK12.org Flexbooks – K12 standards aligned

BookBoon.com – Download free textbooks.

Textbook Publisher websites

http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

http://bookboon.com/us/textbooks

Great Falls Public Library

We’re familiar with using the library to borrow hardcopy books for free.

However, the local library is also a great place to borrow ebooks and audio books for free. These can be downloaded to a computer, eReader or iPod/MP3 player.

MontanaLibrary2Go.org

http://www.greatfallslibrary.org/

http://www.montanalibrary2go.org/

Ebook in Education Resources

eBook Educator Group

The Unquiet Library

MobileRead.com

http://edukindle.ning.com/

http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/kindles

http://www.mobileread.com/

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