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More Research Says Bigger Fonts Help Kids Read

June 15, 2010
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More Research Says Bigger Fonts Help Kids Read

Once I started digging in to why everyone seems to crank up the font size on the Kindle, more and more evidence has been sent my way. I want to thank Kerrie Smith, the Australian teacher and LEO at Education.au, for pointing out another significant research compilation on the importance of variable text size....
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It’s Not the Kindle, Stupid! It’s the Text…

May 21, 2010
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It’s Not the Kindle, Stupid! It’s the Text…

As a blogger on a topic tied to a specific device, the Kindle, it has been easy to overlook the real hero of the ebook revolution, and that is the digital text itself. The virtues of ebooks for schools reside not in the features and benefits of a specific reading device, despite what the...
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Kindlepedia – Over 1,000 Articles Served for Kindle

August 22, 2009
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Kindlepedia – Over 1,000 Articles Served for Kindle

Kindlepedia has been a remarkable success since we launched it at the beginning of June.  Since then, hundreds of readers have requested articles in pristine Mobipocket format, perfect for reading on the Kindle, and, by the beginning of August, we topped 1,000 articles served. The list of created articles reads like a roadmap of...
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Launching Kindle Educators

June 13, 2009
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Launching Kindle Educators

This week I created a “partner” site for EduKindle called Kindle Educators Group. The idea is to build a discussion around ideas and experiences related to the use and/or potential use of the Kindle ereader in the classroom and as a “learning appliance” (see my post on this topic here). This forum is built...
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The Tudors Finale and Anne of Cleves on Kindle

May 25, 2009
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The Tudors Finale and Anne of Cleves on Kindle

Poor Anne of Cleves. Or should I say, lucky Anne of Cleves? This historical character, played by Joss Stone on Showtime’s The Tudors, is one of the most enigmatic of Henry’s wives. She acts as a kind of historical pivot on which Protestantism, international politics, the changing character of Henry VIII, and the ineffabilities...
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Kindle Classroom Excitement

August 30, 2008
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Joe Wikert has a great post about the reaction of a student to the use of a Kindle in the classroom.  We would like to hear stories about educational uses of the Kindle here as well!  Lee Ann has started using her Kindle with students in her high school classroom and will be reporting...
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Does Research Support Kindle Use to Improve Student Reading Scores?

August 15, 2008
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Much research highlighted in the past few years indicates the importance of time spent reading as the key factor in reading improvement for students.  One path the debate has taken concerns the amount of reading that kids do on the web.  The New York Times addressed this factor in a recent article. However, as...
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