Annotating Texts Using your pencil and highlighters to improve reading comprehension.
Digital Text in the Classroom...•Have it read out loud by the computer • Magnify it, change the...
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Digital Text in the ClassroomOnline Resources for Reading
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Overview of Digital
Text
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E-text or “digital text”
Retrieved 10/20/2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-text
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What is an e-book?
Retrieved 10/20/2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book
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What do you do with e-text?• Have it read out loud by the
computer• Magnify it, change the font,
change the colors, increase the spacing between lines
• Use electronic highlighters to mark it up
• Insert comments, comprehension supports
• Quickly get the definition of a word
• Quickly search the text for a term
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Think about the types of students that might benefit from having e-text instead of printed
material to read.
Share at least one idea.
Who benefits from e‐text?
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Who benefits from e-text?
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The Human Brain When Activated by Different Tasks
Seeing Hearing
Speaking Thinking
Retrieved on 6/17/11 from http://sciencephoto.com/media/307186/enlarge
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What do you do at your school? Why?
Share at least one idea.
Why use digital text instead of human readers?
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Why use digital text instead of human readers?
• No worry of getting extra hints
• Consistent presentation• Don’t need extra staff• Kids can read at their
own pace• Kids can have read only
the parts that they need• Kids have access to
tools like dictionary, highlighters, embedded supports
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Copyright Considerations
• Anyone can buy an ebook
• Converting a conventional printed book to e-text is a breach of copyright.
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Who are “blind or other persons with disabilities?”
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Who benefits from e-text?
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The Educator’s DilemmaTeachers are responsible for providing ALL students
with disabilities
access to the general
education curriculum
Image retrieved on 10/20/09 from www.masternewmedia.org/2008/05/
Students with “print
disabilities” do not
account for all students who need digital
text
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Online Resources for Digital Books
Accessible Book Collection: Providing Digital Text to Persons with Disabilities
PebbleGo Earth and Space
Tumble Books One More Story
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-provides hundreds of e-books for readers with disabilities.Each school should create a list of students who qualify.
The Accessible Book Collection…
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The Accessible Book CollectionOnly qualified students may use this as a resource for books. This form is included on the Accessible Book Collection website.
Indicate the nature of the disability that prevents the applicant reading standard print effectively.____ Blindness / Visual Impairment____ Learning Disability____ Other Physical DisabilityI certify the existence of a physical basis of the visual, perceptual or other physical disability limiting the applicant’s ability to effectively use standard print, and that I have the professional qualifications to make such a certification.
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has a Book List that is searchable by title, author, interest and reading levels (but not genre)
The Accessible Book Collection…
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has books available in an html format for Kurzweil and Natural Reader, as well as Clicker 5 and Boardmaker e-books.
The Accessible Book Collection…
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Downloaded book in Clicker 5 version.
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Kurzweil allows lots of flexibility including speed of reading the text, size of text, embedded supports like a dictionary, and more student control over text that is being read.
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Time to Explore
Accessible Book Collection
What sort category seems most helpful to you?
Do you see any possible curriculum connections?
Jot down titles on your graphic organizer, then we will share.
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Earth and Space
-can be used by all students in your school-includes video and audio clips in the e-books
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Time to ExplorePebbleGo Earth and Sky
You may investigate the PebbleGo Earth and Sky resource in one or more of these ways.
1. Hands on: Go directly to the PebbleGo Earth and Sky website and explore the pages. username: galway password: school
2. Watch the PebbleGo video demonstration to learn about how it works.
3. Read this digital brochure to learn more about this resource.
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Share your Thoughts on PebbleGo Earth and SpaceHow do you see this being used in your school?
Any ties with the curriculum?
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Tumble Books-can be used by all students in your school-can be used at home by students
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Tumble Books Demonstration
Let’s take the Tumble Book Tour!
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Flexible Options Demonstration of Tumble Books
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book_SWF.asp?ProductID=3625
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Tumble Books in the Classroom?
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-can be used by all students in your school-is only meant to be used in school (no at home use)
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Connections to the Curriculum
One More Story Book List
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Click on One More Story Training SiteUsername – [email protected]
Password – MCPSMD (case sensitive)
Explore One More Story
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Pick a winner!Which resource do you think…
Will be the most popular with students? With teachers?
Will have the greatest impact in your school?
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HIAT Resources
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