This chapter unlike some of the
others was very interesting to me. E-books are a tool that has been around for
at least ten years now. I have used e-books myself and personally enjoy reading
hardcover books more. E-books has always been known to me as chapter books or
textbooks turned into an electronic format. Never have I ever know that
children’s books are available as e-books as well. I really love the idea of
using e-books in the classroom. Almost every idea brought up is something I
would like to explore more. I do not believe that e-books should be used so
much that libraries are unnecessary however; I do that the option should be
available. As mentioned in chapter 4, I
absolutely think that every classroom should include a center where e-books are
available for students use. Another issue brought up in this chapter was the
cost of e-books. This chapter mentioned that although many people think e-books
are really expensive, they are actually cheaper than most paperback books. The
problem I see with this is that the e-book for the most part is only available
on the device it is purchase for. Unless schools want to repurchase the books
every year or have the students pay for them themselves, they would have to
invest in ipad or some kind of device for every student in every classroom.
Students who attend public school for the most part attend because they cannot
afford to pay for school or just do not want to pay for school. They may not want to invest in an electronic
device for their young child to have. One
idea mentioned in this chapter was about interactive storybooks. I do not agree
with is the idea of interactive storybooks. The main purpose of children
reading and or using e-books is to learn how to read. The interactive aspects
may in some ways enhance children’s learning however; they take away from the
reading aspect of the story.
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