NEIT+2017+-+Open+Space+2G

NEIT 2017 - Open Space 2G

E-Books Unconference Session 1 Thursday, 1/26

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 * If you have e-books, what uses does it have?
 * How you get those books and get them to the students?

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 * Bill: Currently using: iPads, Apple iBooks, ePubs in English (many novels done electronically)
 * Looking to change the virtual books store
 * Currently has ClassBook/Follett, but potentially switching to MBS or Adams
 * Eleanor Page: Vital Source, Pearson formation (for math)
 * Used Classbook, but was acquired by Follett; will give them one more year to finally decide
 * Chris Byrne: No e-books
 * Has Chromebook
 * Claire Santoro: No e-books
 * iPads to lend out to students during school day
 * Thinking about lending out basic Kindles loaded with books
 * Rita Nichols: No e-books.
 * Principal wants ebooks in library.
 * Sean Clark: Whispercast, Overdrive
 * In classrooms, not a lot of use
 * Successful with language classes
 * Problems: tradition anontation with text is different with ebook (no physical writing on book)
 * Why would you/ would not want them?
 * (Sean) Cons: Something to be said for traditional workflow of book & notebook. E books aren’t great for that
 * Distraction
 * Difficult to take notes, depending on system
 * (Erin Mumford) Some books are completely app based
 * Intellectual content created by teacher is stuck with platform
 * (Sean) Pros: Portability - reduce weight of backpack
 * Cost -- BUT not much cheaper than regular textbooks
 * Ex. of school that had a 5 year buy in; making it somewhat more affordable
 * Ubiquity - on all devices, don’t forget book
 * Searchability- more different for some
 * (Bill) Ability to engage students in book so the student and teacher can work together
 * Using an app, teacher can put questions in book, links to sources, polls, quizzes
 * Tag/bookmark a book; tag for character development
 * “I want people to write in the margin” -- how to get past that sentiment
 * (Bill) There was lots of resistance; but teacher and principal got on board!
 * (Erin) Update annually!
 * More cost efficient instead of updating each edition annually
 * Important especially for Science and History
 * Apple iBook can be created by a teacher and shared with students
 * Easy to update
 * (Erin) Issue with students renting v. buying physical textbooks (cost, reusability)
 * [|__Classbooks__] (Follet) - has lots of pros, some cons woth textbooks
 * (Bill) Discussing Overdrive with ‘Classics’ and regular Fiction
 * Some books more affordable, Some much more expensive
 * (Eleanor) Some teachers want the physical books
 * Uses Kindle because it is easy to use; with more complex devices kids will download other apps, etc.
 * What is ultimately better for student to retain information?
 * Jury is still out! Perhaps studying the ‘wrong’ things on devices.
 * Some studies support mix of paper and e book
 * (Sean) Will the tool actually prevent you from understanding?
 * Do students prefer iPads or laptop?
 * Anecdotally, laptops are better for work (we didn’t discuss a study)
 * What pulls students and teachers to the book? How they can interact with device and system.
 * Vital Source offers much, but not everything necessarily
 * (Bill) Overdrive- pricey, but works well
 * Can get classroom sets of books; rentals; can buy books, then schedule a set of books to be deployed to students on a specific date
 * Price is definitely an issue
 * More difficult to families to support the school, especially when book is more expensive than paper text (balance how long you’ll use the book vs the cost)
 * Privacy with book checkouts for students
 * Different tiers (up to publisher)
 * Perpetual license
 * Year license
 * 26 checkouts then repurchase
 * Other text/book options:
 * [|__Axis 360__]
 * [|__VHL__]
 * [|__Whispercast__]
 * Can set up a designated account to protect privacy and load books into Kindle (Easier with Whispercast)
 * [|__LTI__] ??