Drs. Cavanaugh Educational Technology (2006) provides suggestions as to how ebooks can be used in a classroom setting:
Presentation programs, like PowerPoint, are not the only tools that can be used to create a digital presentation. Students use a web editor program to create a digital presentation, then convert it to an eBook, and then use the eBook with a video projector as their visual presentation tool.
From an eBook select reading passages that you would like to use as a reading assessment (up to 200 words). Copy the passage and go to OPAKI site (http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.shtm) to create a curriculum based reading probe. Have the student read the analyzed paged aloud for 1 minute to find the number of words read correct per minute. This is a highly reliable measure of general reading achievement.
Download a pre-made readers theater script or convert a section of an eBook into the readers theater format with a word processor. Then have the student read the script to the class. As an additional option, use a computer to record the students “radio play” for podcasting or placing on the class web site.
Using an eBook reader program, such as MS Reader, have students highlight parts of a sentence in different colors to represent the different parts of the sentence. For example verbs could be in red, subject in green, and nouns in blue
Develop reading relationships between home and school. Place selected eBook or links to online books on the school, library, or class web site. Students read the books from home or school.
1. Presentation Through eBook
2. Reading assessment
From an eBook select reading passages that you would like to use as a reading assessment (up to 200 words). Copy the passage and go to OPAKI site (http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.shtm) to create a curriculum based reading probe. Have the student read the analyzed paged aloud for 1 minute to find the number of words read correct per minute. This is a highly reliable measure of general reading achievement.
3. Readers Theater
Download a pre-made readers theater script or convert a section of an eBook into the readers theater format with a word processor. Then have the student read the script to the class. As an additional option, use a computer to record the students “radio play” for podcasting or placing on the class web site.
4. Diagram a Sentence
Using an eBook reader program, such as MS Reader, have students highlight parts of a sentence in different colors to represent the different parts of the sentence. For example verbs could be in red, subject in green, and nouns in blue
5. Home-School Interaction
Develop reading relationships between home and school. Place selected eBook or links to online books on the school, library, or class web site. Students read the books from home or school.
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