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ebooks in the library
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Please keep us posted on what you have found out about overdrive. This is the direction I want to go!
Does Overdrive allow a student to download to a Kindle? We use Follett, and I have been reluctant to try the e-books because they can not be used with Kindle or Nook.
I posed this same question in my district. I have posted my response to them because I'm still trying to add more responses. Anyway, Overdrive.com was one ebook solution, Playaways from Follett, audiobook from Scholastic. I prefer to go the public l…
We have started purchasing PlayAways for elementary students. They love them and the hardest part is keeping the batteries fresh (AA). We have also helped students learn how to download audiobooks from the public library onto their mp3 players. I'm…
I just ordered a few ebooks from Follett to try out. Do your students use the ebooks in your library?
I use Follett Destiny and purchase eBooks from Follett. They only download to computers, not hand held devices.
Dawn,
I don't have an answer about e-books, Dawn, but I'm interested in how elementary librarians use digital resources, in particular for science content. Do you have teachers come to you as a resource to seek online science resources, like simula…
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- I am an elementary school librarian. I love the tech portion of my job!
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- At 4:37am on May 27, 2009,
Mike McQueen said… - Hi Dawn,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.
Sincerely,
Mike McQueen
LET'S NETWORK HERE TOO (request me as a friend):
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- At 1:17pm on January 3, 2009,
Doug Valentine said…
- Thanks for the comment. I use a program called Crazy Talk to do my animation. You can get as complicated or stay as simple as you like with it. It's very effective and fairly quick to use.
- At 11:11pm on September 23, 2008,
Naveed Ahmad said… - Welcome!!
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