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Easy Readers: Caldecott E-Books Bethany Sewell, Access Services/Reference Librarian, and Claire Clemens, Education Librarian Survey Results Never Rarely Sometimes Often 0 20 40 60 80 100 TCNJ E-Book Use Personal E-Book Use The College of New Jersey School of Education Caldecott Medal & Honor 1938-present 89% find children’s E-Book access important for 21 st Century teacher preparation 24% worked in classrooms with E-Books available to children 10% have seen teachers project E-Books in front of the classroom 91% would use Caldecott E-Books for teaching and learning Use of Caldecott Books 90% used for one course or more courses 84% likely to seek out for assignments Prior Experience with E-Books 90% never used a library e-book 54% never downloaded any for personal use Print vs. E-Book 41% prefer print over E-Books, 49 % would use both Top reasons for using print books Top reasons for using E-Books · Easy to Share with Group · Easy to Use · Appeal to Children · Available When Needed · Good Selection of Books · Appeal to Children I prefer E-Books over print books. I would use both print and E-Books. E-Books are ok, but I prefer print books. I would never use an E-Book. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 4 59 50 8 Very Unlikely 8% Unlikely 9% Likely 61% Very Likely 23% Seek Out Caldecott Books for Lesson Plans In one course 68% More than two 9% Never 10% In two courses 13% Caldecott Books Used in Education Courses Why use E-Books? Heavily-circulated print collection, consistently in high demand, in need of frequent repair/replacement Required reading for course assignments in Education, English, Gender Studies, and Art Many copies routinely placed on reserve, limiting general access Teacher preparation: Research shows increased use of E-Books in early childhood & elementary classrooms Student Comment: “ We will encounter this in the schools, because I babysit a 3-year-old who reads E-Books.” Top Five Circulating in Print 2013 Recipients Available from Kindle KINDLE TRIAL 49 Caldecott Titles Year Range: 1942-2013 Average Cost: $7.20 Range: $1.99-$12.89 SURVEY 1 Free Kindle app for iPad 5 iPads 49 Caldecott E-Books 122 Student Participants in School of Education 10 Survey Questions 7 Classroom Visits with Big Screen Demonstration and Hands- On iPad Experience Importance of Access to Children’s E-Books Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ has a long tradition of teacher preparation.
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Easy Readers: Caldecott E-Books Bethany Sewell, Access Services/Reference Librarian, and Claire Clemens, Education Librarian. Caldecott Medal & Honor 1938-present. The College of New Jersey School of Education. Prior Experience with E-Books 90 % never used a library e-book - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Easy Readers: Caldecott E-BooksBethany Sewell, Access Services/Reference Librarian, and Claire Clemens, Education Librarian
Survey Results
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TCNJ E-Book UsePersonal E-Book Use
The College of New Jersey
School of Education
Caldecott Medal & Honor
1938-present
89% find children’s E-Book access important for 21st Century teacher preparation
24% worked in classrooms with E-Books available to children
10% have seen teachers project E-Books in front of the classroom
91% would use Caldecott E-Books for teaching and learning
Use of Caldecott Books90% used for one course or more courses
84% likely to seek out for assignments
Prior Experience with E-Books90% never used a library e-book
54% never downloaded any for personal use
Print vs. E-Book41% prefer print over E-Books,
49 % would use both
Top reasons for using print books Top reasons for using E-Books
· Easy to Share with Group· Easy to Use· Appeal to Children
· Available When Needed· Good Selection of Books· Appeal to Children
I prefer E-Books over print books.
I would use both print and E-Books.
E-Books are ok, but I prefer print books.
I would never use an E-Book.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
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Very Un-likely8% Unlikely
9%Likely61%
Very Likely23%
Seek Out Caldecott Books for Lesson Plans
In one course68%
More than two 9%
Never10%
In two courses
13%
Caldecott Books Used in Education Courses Why use E-Books?
Heavily-circulated print collection, consistently in high demand, in need of frequent repair/replacement
Required reading for course assignments in Education, English, Gender Studies, and Art
Many copies routinely placed on reserve, limiting general access
Teacher preparation: Research shows increased use of E-Books in early childhood & elementary classrooms
Student Comment: “ We will encounter this in the schools, because I babysit a 3-year-old who reads E-Books.”
Top Five Circulating in Print
2013 Recipients Available from Kindle
KINDLE TRIAL49 Caldecott Titles
Year Range: 1942-2013Average Cost: $7.20Range: $1.99-$12.89
SURVEY 1 Free Kindle app for iPad 5 iPads 49 Caldecott E-Books 122 Student Participants in School of
Education 10 Survey Questions 7 Classroom Visits with Big Screen
Demonstration and Hands-On iPad Experience
Importance of Accessto Children’s E-Books
Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ has a long tradition
of teacher preparation.
