Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Re: leveled books and the iPad and other apps

Hi Jenny -

Good questions! Someone pointed me to this resource recently, but I haven't
tried it yet:
http://www.epubbud.com/

Also, here's a handout I created for a workshop I gave today... maybe you
can find some useful info here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vyXFFXqO6Yh2XjGKuvCUKO_BETeuCFZnL0gx6YCf_58/edit?hl=en#

Please post any info that you find!

Lucy Gray

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Jennifer Howland <jenny@kdbs.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues
>
> We are testing out iPads in our lower school. Teachers want to have books
> available for k-4 students. Do any of the book buying sites have reading
> levels A-Z on their books? Is anyone using the iPad e-books for reading
> groups?
>
> Who is choosing the books and how is it done? Are there book buying
> resources that have been especially helpful? I myself love The Pedlar
> Lady, Pop up Peter Rabbit and Animalia as interactive books but they seem
> more a one on one reading, viewing experience.
>
> Are there any apps that are really working for this age group- not
> necessarily in language arts, in any subject
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jenny Howland
> Burke's School
>
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