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Which is my favorite? iPad; no contest. I can build and organize an extensive library (much of which is free), bookmark several books at several points, enlarge print (or change style of font), even have the ‘read aloud’ function on (though with fiction this is more annoying than I can stand). In short, I’m carting around a virtual wheel-barrow full of books that doesn’t spill or get out of order.
Danger danger: This is soooo addictive.
The Big Picture: Illustrations are happening. The Earnest Shepherd ones for Pooh, for instance, have colors very close to the original. I expect more and more picture books by the day.
Dictionaries, highlighting and note taking functions make this seem like a great teaching tool.
Oh, and email and all my favorite sites are right there too, including Netflix and any games I might want plus the iPad functions as an iPod and can be my photo album etc.
Nook and Kindle do the electronic reader thing adequately. All 3 make great one on one learning tools. Ask me for my list.
Problems: Kindle has hampered itself in that it cannot accept materials from anywhere but Amazon. Nook likes Barnes & Noble. The advantage: no distractions like sample games or surfing.
Conclusion: It’s a rapidly evolving technology… so new models arrive in the Spring.
Next moves: Using these with students, and researching group rates.
Recommendation: School could make setting up an account simpler.
-Heather Lee
Lower School Librarian
