Jan 13 2009
Ebooks and ecomics
I’ve been dabbling in ebooks for a wee while now and am starting to get excited about the uses and possibilities they are beginning to present to us in education now. Things have moved on very quickly and loads of free resources can be had that can be read on a computer or one of many handheld devices such as the sony ebook reader or beebook. Over 22000 free e books can be downloaded from the Gutenburg Project alone, they even have their books in mp3 format so you can listen at the same time on your mp3 player or iPod. Whole novels are also free to use such as the Australian author DC Green, his children’s novels are being released free on pdf, check it out and download a freebie to use in school. I am passionate about trying to motivate reluctant readers and will use any which way I can to get them to read print. Comics can be a good way in and the good news is that the world of ecomics is starting to take off big style. Your boys hate reading but love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Get the free all colour comics and take a risk at setting them as reading material. What could possibly go wrong! Many of the classic comics are now available as free downloads, you may have to check some of them out as they may have readership levels of 18 or so, but browse here for hundreds of free comics to use in school. Enjoy!
