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iBooks!Texts of the future?
iBooks are eBooks available on iPads (and iPhones)
iPads are:
• popular and affordable personal computing devices
• Highly visual in nature
• Marketed to schools
Features of iBooks
• Easy to download from App Store
• Easy to manipulate
• Key-word-searchable
Text may be highlighted, and notes may be embedded.
Dictionary available by touch
Dictionary definitions are available by touch.
There is a potential for a high level of interactivity.
Potential Uses in Education:
• Textbooks
• Reading for pleasure
• New projects: Student-made books • (using iBooks Author)
• Teacher-made books
• Highly engaging tool that may spark student interest
• Interactivity may make it easier for students to engage with the text independent of the teacher.
• Large numbers of images• Embedded videos• Interactive activities• Note-taking and dictionary features
Advantages of iBooks:
Current Limitations:• Limited availability of textbooks at this time
• Highly interactive texts have large files, consuming considerable iPad memory
• Expensive and cannot be resold after use
• Flexible functions of iPad may provide distractions
Potential Developments:
• Teachers may begin to write their own iBooks, using iBook Author– Issues of reliability and copyright?
• iBooks may exist in cloud– Requires wireless internet needed to read– “Purchase” may really be a lease
• iBooks may redefine the concept of “book”