It it nearing the end of the
semester and for this week I will be discussing eBooks and Global Publishing.
This week, Dr.
Lisa Lenhart stopped by my grad class to teach us more about these subjects. There are many benefits of using eBooks in
the classroom. Students are able to
utilize a variety of cool tools that can help them create an eBook. In my class on Monday, I used a tool called
book creator and a classmate and I created a quick eBook about Greece.
The process is simple, and the great thing is that the created
information can reach a large audience with no trouble at all.
In an article
written by Jon Smith, Mr. Smith used eBooks in his classroom and saw the
contribution levels of his students greatly increase. It made the writing process more fluid and
collaborative. I believe when students
are able to work collaboratively, they have the opportunity to develop a
multitude of skills. I also believe this
eases the pain for teachers in the classroom of trying to get students to
participate.
In the future, I
plan to use eBooks as a way for my students to create an online textbook. It will be completely from the student’s
perspective and it won’t just be another dry classroom textbook. I will have them all contribute a section from
a specific lesson or unit and the end product will be a student version of our
book that we use in class. I think the
main challenge will be balancing the freedom the students will have when they’re
creating and facilitating what information should be added.
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