Mobile Learning Part 2 of 3 An Opportunity to Increase Teaching and Learning

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Mobile Learning Part 2 of 3 An Opportunity to
Increase Teaching and Learning

• Mary G. Beckmann
• July 2008

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Part II Electronic Print

• What is electronic print material?
• Benefits of electronic print material
• What do you need?
• Ebook readers
• Mobile devices and ebooks
• Where to find electronic print material
• Application of ebooks in education

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1. What is electronic print material?

• Electronic print material is any material is
  that is digitally produced from conventional
  printed material including books, journals, and
  periodicals and for this presentation will be
  referred to as ebooks.

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2. Benefits of ebooks

• ebooks in education may
• help support diverse learning
• assist in the metacognitive process
• help students who may have reading difficulties
  this site discusses strategies
  http//www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/ebrs/intro.htmm
  

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3. What do you need to read ebooks?

• all that is needed to read an ebook is a
  computer, an ebook reader (small free program),
  Internet access, and a mobile device (if the
  ebook is going to be read away from the computer)
  
• the process is simple locate and download an
  ebook, read it on the computer using an ebook
  reader, or transfer the book to a mobile device
  and read it on the device through an ebook reader

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4. Ebook Readers

• ebook readers are small, usually free, programs
  that enable reading of an ebook either on a
  computer or on a mobile device
• ebook readers allow for enlarging the font,
  changing margins, set bookmarks, and annotate
• note prior to downloading an ebook from a web
  site, users may be asked to register and
  registration is free and only takes a few moments

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5. Ebooks and mobile devices

• In some cases, the download may bypass the
  computer and go directly to the mobile device as
  is the case with Olive Tree Bible Software. Click
  on the site to see a list of reading material -
  many are low-cost, and some are free. Click on A
  Short and Easy Method of Prayer and select your
  mobile device
• http//www.olivetree.com/store/home.php?cat269
  and
• http//www.olivetree.com/resources/ebooks/
• Microsoft Reader also allows for direct transfer
  in some cases - (choose the reading platform
  computer, Tablet PC, Pocket PC, etc.) after
  choosing an ebook at this site
• http//www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/default.
  mspx
• Use the help features in ebooks readers and at
  web sites. These are valuable information
  resources that are free and easy to use and
  located on almost every electronic reading
  material web site. Also provided will be a
  contact email or a for more information link at
  the bottom of most web sites.

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6. Locating electronic print material

• eBooks can be found in multiple places on the
  Internet
• http//ebooks.ebookmall.com/author/religious-texts
  -ebooks.htm
• http//www.free-ebooks.net/index.php?page8catego
  ryReligious
• Some sites offer a single book only, with a
  theme as the one below. These are usually child
  related as seen below in a book that is a
  spiritual fiction book
• http//www.antelope-ebooks.com/RELIGIOUS/coverccc.
  html

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Locating electronic print material, continued

• http//www.ebooknetworking.com/
• http//tumblebooks.com/ TumblebookLibrary for
  kids
• http//www.adobe.com/epaper/ebooks/ebookmall/index
  .html adobe ebook library
• Some electronic books are in executable files
  (.exe) such as the religious ebooks at this site
  http//www.mindlikewater.com/Directory/Free/religi
  on_free_ebooks.html
• Microsoft offers ebooks, some free such as the
  pocket dictionary at his site http//www.mslit.co
  m/?mjrFRE

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7. Application of ebooks to education

• There are unlimited activities and projects,
  both pedagogy and andragogy-based, for
  integrating ebooks and curriculum
• assign a specific Bible passage and ask students
  to locate a certain phrase or word used
  throughout. Ask students to compare and contrast
  how the phrase is used and translate the meaning
  or usage. Using an electronic Bible would allow
  for a search, annotate, and bookmark for easy
  reference and if students have an MP3 player or
  cell phone capable of reading electronic
  material, students would do this independently
  after class

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Application, continued

• assign a foreign language passage such as a Latin
  phrase or word and ask students to research the
  origination of the word or phrase using an
  electronic foreign language dictionary or
  encyclopedia
• assign an ebook as a reading assignment and ask
  students to annotate their thoughts as they read
  then transfer their thoughts, to a Word document
  and an instant web journal would be created
• the instructor can annotate an ebook for students
  and provide organized notes and important points
  and add comments and directions - all of which
  can later be converted into test questions
• use ebooks to research, then reference, biblical
  locations on a map use Holy City or Rome for
  example

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Application, continued

• ask students to create a mobile reference and
  download atlases, thesauri, dictionaries, or
  encyclopedias
• ask students to create an electronic bibliography
  of textbooks after which the instructor will
  compile the reading list for all members of the
  class to share
• ask students to diagram a word or passage by
  using the different color options in an ebook
  reader
• use a projector to project an ebook on the wall
  or white board for a group or class project for a
  brainstorming session on a specific Bible passage
  or reference

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Application, continued

• http//www.bartleby.com offers famous speeches
  for download, and presidential inaugural
  addresses
• From a religious ebook select a reading passage
  up to 200 words and copy the passage to the OPAKI
  site at http//www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs
  /tools/okapi/okapi.php and the instructor will
  create a curriculum based reading probe ask
  students to analyze their words per minute as a
  reading achievement
• ask students to research a saint or an apostle
  using an electronic religious book
• ask students to detail adoration in their parish
  and then create a brochure using a computer

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Application, continued

• research ebook authors by going to amazon.com and
  explore ebooks, eperiodicals, and ejournals
  offered at the site
• locate an ebook containing passages or letters by
  religious leaders, i.e., Mother Teresa, the Pope
• ask students to create ebooks for the class, or
  to aggregate reading assignments from several
  texts into one ebook the following sites show
  examples and how to create ebooks
• http//www.ebookbuilder101.com/
• 4th graders ebooks - assignment might be to have
  children create an ebooks http//www.columbia.k12
  .mo.us/she/mvillasa/S4ebooks.htm
• http//www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/creating_ebooks
  _with_powerpoint.htm creating talking ebooks
  using PowerPoint

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Application continued

• have students create a podcast on any topic after
  researching using ebooks
• download a play from electronic sources and ask
  students to research the origination of the play
• use the text to speech editor to read an ebook
  out loud

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What next

• Part III will explore auditory content and
  include multimedia such as podcasts, video
  tutorials, and lecture content from universities
  such as Stanford and end with application of
  auditory content in the teaching and learning
  environment

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Resources

• Resources for this portion of the presentation
  are located within this portion of the
  presentation and include web sites only.