Have you read ,"The digital reader: using e-books in K-12 education?”
Terrence Cavanaugh’s The digital reader: using e-books in K-12 education” is the first book that I have read on line and I highly recommend it for teachers of reading and my fellow reading specialists in particular, since it “provided a functional understanding of e-books and their features.” Cavanaugh in this text explores, “countless ways in which e-books can be applied to education.” His book provides information about a range of topics including: how to choose the right software for your class; using e-books across the curriculum; e-book reading strategies; e-books and the reluctant reader and e-books for children with specials need. Everything you need to know about e-books can be found in this text. I learnt how to create an e-book and talking e-books, the author also included an added bonus in the form of sample e-book lessons and activities and applications for a range of grade level. Colleagues, you need to read this book, get a copy for your home and school library. “The digital reader: using e-books in K-12 education” is the most informative, comprehensive text I have read during this course. One of the most impressive things I learnt about e-books from his text is that e-book are cost effective since one gigabyte of memory could contain, “more than 200 illustrated college reference books, or 350 legal volumes or about 2,500 600-page novels” (Munyan,1998). Another important feature of this book is that many chapters are available free on line. No, I am not being paid to advertise this text ,I just felt that I needed to share this information with my colleagues. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did