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This article caught my eye because I've noticed more and more of my students carrying around Kindles, Nooks, and other e-readers. Diane Darrow, who is a media specialist in California, explains that using e-readers or iPads to help teach reading is a better way to help students comprehend, retain information, and learn new vocabulary (Pierce, 2012). I like the idea of creating student literature circles using e-readers or iPads, pending that type of technology is available to the students. This would be a great way to all students to participate because each student would be given a certain role, such as researcher, vocab enricher, etc. The e-readers are a better way to form lit circles because there are many apps available to help students understand a story. Students can switch from reading the book, to researching an unknown word in the internet, and so on. I really like this idea of incorporating technology into the classroom, however I know I don't have this type of technology available in my school. We do have a few Nooks in the media center, but not enough to run multiple literature circles in the classroom. Maybe in the future!
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Apps and Ideas for Literature Circles on iPads. Margo Pierce. THE Journal. 5-8-12. Retrieved 5-9-12.
E-readers and iPads are a great tool to use in the classroom. In an ideal situation, everyone would have them available in the classroom for every student to use. I agree that using an e-reader offers options for every student, even for those who struggle in reading. It would also be a good discussion to discuss reading a book vs. reading on an e-reader. Listen to how the students feel and ask comprehension questions. to see if it makes a difference.
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