This document discusses how one college in Australia introduced iPads and ebooks to promote literacy. It notes that digital natives now expect to engage with books interactively instead of traditional print. The results so far have included previously reluctant readers becoming engaged with interactive ebooks, students actively enjoying independent reading time and seeking out new ebooks through the app store. Teachers have access to hundreds of sites and tools to support using technology in teaching, and taking risks with technology while giving students ownership and choice has led to creation over just consumption.

1. IPADS AND EBOOKS
ONE COLLEGE’S STORY
Corrie Barclay
eLearning Coordinator
Manor Lakes P-12 College

2. LITERACY AND ICT

3. DIGITAL NATIVES

6. BOOKS?!

9. MANOR LAKES P-12 COLLEGE

10. www.ipads4learning.global2.vic.edu.au

11. IPADS = E-READERS

15. TO THOSE WHO ASK WHY...
WHY NOT?

16. TEXT EXPLORATION

17. DICTIONARY USE

18. UNIQUE TO READER

19. PORTABLE BOOKSHELVES

20. VISUALLY EXCITING

22. INTERACTIVE

23. ENGAGING

24. CHOICE

25. WE NEED TO LET THEM
TELL THEIR OWN
STORIES

30. IBOOKS AUTHOR

31. CONT...

32. THE RESULTS SO FAR...
•Previously unseen engagement of very reluctant
readers - Interactive aspect of eBooks.
•Students actively enjoying Independent Reading time.
•Students actively seeking new eBooks/Comics
through the App Store.
•Students enthusiastically reporting to us eBooks/
Comics they have found.

33. TEACHER TOOLKIT...
•There are hundreds of sites/wikis/blogs dedicated to
the listing and use of various Web 2.0 tools.
•How do you know which ones are useful?
•PLN - Professional Learning Networks- often links
found on the following great sites are equally as
useful...

37. SOME PARTING THOUGHTS...
Take risks with technology use within your
own teaching
Give the students ownership and CHOICE
Let them create, rather than consume