The construction of electronic books proves to be a very easy and exciting task. What I enjoyed the most was the access to the web sites with the choice of graphics. The possibilities of this tool for reading are enormous. While I was creating the book I put my self in the place of the student and I realized that they would enjoy the experience and at the same time give them an opportunity to be creative. I can easily visualize the students creating E-books to replace their classroom paper based projects.
The creation of E-books by teachers can directly enhance the delivery of the curriculum across all subject areas. Teachers can use these specially designed books to explain and present expository text in a graphically and appealing way. Students can also add to the design of the books by adding information that they gathered during their own research.
The use of electronic books is a great tool to encourage slow readers to read. The teacher can use sight words and other culturally relevant material to encourage reluctant readers to get acquainted with text. These books can also be made interactive since animations, sound and music can be used to illustrate difficult concepts. The use of E- books is a great tool for literacy.
Hi Zandra,
ReplyDeleteYour post made me smile. I eagerly awaited the lab session for creating E-books. I found it to be very interesting. I thought to myself, imagine the excitement I am feeling regarding this; the children would experience it ten fold.
Among the many benefits of E-books, I believe it can be used as an ideal motivational tool, in developing a desire in our students to want to read and to see the importance of reading in their daily lives.
I totally agree with your claims that Ebooks can be very easy and exciting. However, I must emphasize that these benefits will not materialize unless there is proper structure and planning by the class teacher. Many times when pressed for time and an innovative and creative idea comes along we jump at the opportunity to implement it without proper planning. In the implementation of a Wiki site for my class, planning and collaborating with another teacher really helped. I believe that it worked much better than if it was a one man show. Thus, I would encourage teachers to collaborate with a colleague and then if you wish you can venture off. We do it with the children many times they practice or try out something in a group or in pairs before attempting it individually.
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