Reading&Technology

**Kindling the Fire **:
=Motivating Teen Readers with Technology=

//Here is my poster session for PETE&C, Feb 2011.//

**Intro**duction
Reading and Technology are not exclusive of each other. Students can use Ipods, Ipads, Kindles, MP3s, AudioBooks, computers and more to read and listen.Just ask the kids!! Here is a document written by a team of PT students that explains in more detail how technology and reading go hand in hand.

Terry's Presentation at PETE&C 2011 ---media type="custom" key="8350196"

=** AUDIOBOOK Info **=


 * Overdrive:** One of the programs often used by public libraries to provide audiobook services is OVERDRIVE . The company has recently added the ability to download books on the NOOK too. While I am NOT providing an endorsement of that one company, I list them here as an example.
 * Peters Township Public Library's Site (Click Overdrive icon in top right) Go here to see the types of materials libraries can provide by using Overdrive.
 * Overdrive Official Site.


 * Playaways**: Preloaded Audiobooks (again, not an endorsement, just an option). The audiobook comes loaded on the MP3 player.

Librivox -- podcasts of books (and more) read by volunteers.
 * Free Audiobooks**

=** E-Reader Info **=


 * Hardware Sites: Amazon's Kindle **Barnes & Noble's Nook Sony's Reader **Literati**


 * Comparison Articles: Wikipedia **(good technical detail chart)**; Parenting Mag** (directed at "moms" but good summary in layman terms); CNET blog (list of questions to ask yourself); Consumer Reports

For an excellent discussion of issues surrounding using Ereaders in Schools look at these sites which are updated daily by practioners Edukindles on Ning Edukindle
 * E-Readers in Schools**

Kindle: Lending : Sharing Peer to Peer, finding free books: Amazon's link to nearly 1 million free e-books
 * Links to Info Specific to Certain E-readers**

**E-Reader Articles and Info**
Blio -- e-Reader Software Mobile Wiki Reads -- all things E-reader How to Create a File and Upload it to Your Kindle using Mobipocket -- //instructions created by Mr. Joe Jasek, Peters Twp SD.// //What will books become by Kevin Kelly//

= E-Books = Google Ebooks -- introduced in Dec 2010, this is Google's foray into the ebook market. Not all materials are free.

Project Gutenberg FeedBooks Open Library Wattpad World Library Archive Universal Library (AKA Million Book Collection) Library of Congress: Center for the Book
 * Sites for Free E-Books (some sites provide books that can be downloaded to an E-reader)**

**E-Text Books ** Dr. Scott Garrigan's Links.

LIBRARIES AND E-READERS
Webinar on Sharing Ebooks at Schools, Feb 2011.

LIBRARIES AND SOFTWARE
**Shelfari** -- Shelfari is a social networking site that allows the user to create a virtual bookshelf to track all that the user has read, is reading and wants to read. In addition, the program will allow you to create your own discussion group, to annotate reviews, to rate books, to friend other readers and to discuss books. It can be as private or as social as the user desires. Teachers can use this within their classroom to establish literature circles or to monitor student reading progress. One a bookshelf is created, it can be embedded on any HTML site such as Facebook or Wikispaces. Here is a beginner's instruction sheet for use with students.