IPADS AND EBOOKS ONE COLLEGE’S STORY Corrie Barclay eLearning Coordinator Manor Lakes P-12 College
IPADS AND EBOOKSONE COLLEGE’S STORY
Corrie BarclayeLearning Coordinator
Manor Lakes P-12 College
LITERACY AND ICT
DIGITAL NATIVES
BOOKS?!
MANOR LAKES P-12 COLLEGE
www.ipads4learning.global2.vic.edu.au
IPADS = E-READERS
TO THOSE WHO ASK WHY...
WHY NOT?
TEXT EXPLORATION
DICTIONARY USE
UNIQUE TO READER
PORTABLE BOOKSHELVES
VISUALLY EXCITING
INTERACTIVE
ENGAGING
CHOICE
WE NEED TO LET THEM
TELL THEIR OWN STORIES
IBOOKS AUTHOR
CONT...
THE RESULTS SO FAR...
•Previously unseen engagement of very reluctant readers - Interactive aspect of eBooks.
•Students actively enjoying Independent Reading time.
•Students actively seeking new eBooks/Comics through the App Store.
•Students enthusiastically reporting to us eBooks/ Comics they have found.
TEACHER TOOLKIT...
•There are hundreds of sites/wikis/blogs dedicated to the listing and use of various Web 2.0 tools.
•How do you know which ones are useful?
•PLN - Professional Learning Networks- often links found on the following great sites are equally as useful...
SOME PARTING THOUGHTS...
Take risks with technology use within your own teaching
Give the students ownership and CHOICE
Let them create, rather than consume