Comments on: What are eBooks beyond PDFs? http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2010/02/19/what-are-ebooks-beyond-pdfs/ by Kristin Fontichiaro Mon, 21 May 2012 13:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Pat http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2010/02/19/what-are-ebooks-beyond-pdfs/#comment-60185 Pat Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:19:33 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2010/02/19/what-are-ebooks-beyond-pdfs/#comment-60185 In my district we're discussing purchasing a few titles that are frequently used by teachers to support their curriculum. Think of them as a digi-BigBook. Our library system now allows the patron to return it when finished using it making the e-book available multiple times in the same day. They are never lost or damaged as they are accessed from the vendor's server not ours, can zoom in/out, be seen by many via a digi-projector, available when away from the school building, and the price typically is reasonable - between that of a hard cover and paperback. If cataloged at the district level, they can be checked out and used across the entire district at the moment of need rather than wait for a print copy to be delivered via our usual interloan process. BTW - The new 7th edition of the MLA Handbook includes access to the Web edition of the handbook - an e-book for instructional use by teachers and librarians. In my district we’re discussing purchasing a few titles that are frequently used by teachers to support their curriculum. Think of them as a digi-BigBook. Our library system now allows the patron to return it when finished using it making the e-book available multiple times in the same day. They are never lost or damaged as they are accessed from the vendor’s server not ours, can zoom in/out, be seen by many via a digi-projector, available when away from the school building, and the price typically is reasonable - between that of a hard cover and paperback. If cataloged at the district level, they can be checked out and used across the entire district at the moment of need rather than wait for a print copy to be delivered via our usual interloan process.

BTW - The new 7th edition of the MLA Handbook includes access to the Web edition of the handbook - an e-book for instructional use by teachers and librarians.

]]> By: Susan E http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2010/02/19/what-are-ebooks-beyond-pdfs/#comment-59831 Susan E Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:33:12 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2010/02/19/what-are-ebooks-beyond-pdfs/#comment-59831 Two elementary sites are wonderful "ebook" sites - Scholastic's BookFlix.com and PebbleGo.com (Capstone Publishing) Both are subscription databases, more than e-books, but the most important thing to me is the audio text and the fact that the sites highlight words as they are spoken. This really increases student retention in my view. Our district also subscribes to the Pearson Successnet science curriculum, and science leveled readers are provided along with that subscription. They are accessible on line through a teacher's password, and the audio text is very helpful. Two elementary sites are wonderful “ebook” sites -

Scholastic’s BookFlix.com

and

PebbleGo.com (Capstone Publishing)

Both are subscription databases, more than e-books, but the most important thing to me is the audio text and the fact that the sites highlight words as they are spoken. This really increases student retention in my view.

Our district also subscribes to the Pearson Successnet science curriculum, and science leveled readers are provided along with that subscription. They are accessible on line through a teacher’s password, and the audio text is very helpful.

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