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Reality Check: Putting Ebook Readers into Kids’ Hands
Reality Check:
Putting Ebook Reading
Devices into Kids’ Hands

Twitter hashtag:
#ebooksummit

Warren Buckleitner
Children’s Technology Review
Christopher Harris, Genesee
Valley Educational Partnership, NY
Jason Griffey, Library Information Technology at
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Calvin Reid,
Publishers Weekly
Kathy Ishizuka, School Library Journal

The ebook Revisited
Warren Buckleitner
http://childrenstech.com
children’s
^

What is an ebook?
nce upon a time, eBooks came on shiny CD-ROMs.OPeople were very excited! How do you define an
ebook?
Just Grandma and Me, Brøderbund Software, 1993

We Know
What Isn’t
an eBook

Intel Reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbBiZ9amke0

Is this an eBook?
Is Google an encyclopedia?
VTech Flip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBpMJLYrL1o

FLIPS The Bubonic Builders, Electronic Arts

A Changing Definition
Children’s “eBooks” seem to have a chicken/egg
relationship with the evolution of microprocessor-
related technologies (Moore’s Law).
1998 2008 2010

Microsoft Office
Hyperstudio
2000 2005
CD-ROM
Living Books
Reader Rabbit
Decline of
Educational
Software
IMing
MMPGs
TVs become HDTVs
PS3
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
FLY Pen
Computer
LeapPad
WordStar
Word Perfect
Bank Street Writer
Mindstorms/LOGO
Pokémon
Internet
Speech to text
Voice Recognition
Soliloquy Reader
Moore’s Law Meets Literacy — Some Key Events
Google
Flash/Starfall.com
Read180
Accelerated Reader
Leapster
Pixter
ECHO Speech
synthesizer
http://www.childrenssoftware.com/articles/history.tech.literacy.html
Source: Children’s Technology Review database -- see complete references at
2008 2009 2010
Netbooks
iPod Touch
iPhone
Nintendo DSi
Tag/Tag Jr
Bugsby
Intel
ClassMate
iPad

Two Categories of eBooks
eReaders Animated stories
children’s
^
Less interactivity More interactivity

EReaders
Definition: Non-interactive, technology enhanced
presentations of a children’s story:
* Font control (color, shape & size)
* Navigation helpers (tilt control, page swiping, screen
rotation)
* Decoding helpers (narration, word highlighting, word
search, pronunciation, language toggling)
* Minimal frosting (e.g., hidden animation or activities)
* Cheap to produce and publish
children’s
^

EReader Examples
The New York Times on an iPad
Benjamin Button
Twilight
How to Train a Dragon
Winnie the Pooh

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE8EIwJnLbM

Animated ebooks
Definition: Interactive experiences inspired or
based on a children’s story.
* The book plus frosting
* Two modes: Read to Me or Read it Myself
* May have activities such as a jigsaw puzzle,
coloring book pages
* Decoding helpers (dictionary, sound it out,
word highlighting and language toggles).
children’s
^

ALICE (FOR IPAD)
Atomic Antelope, $8.99
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAZCH7dTik

DR. SEUSS’s ABC
By Oceanhouse Media

Formula for Quality
e = sf
2
e = engagement of child
s = story’s match with child
f = features (or frosting)

Sebastian’s Tail
Sebastian's Tail (Lite) Kiwa Media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ2KEjXPIEg

Bartleby’s book of buttons
Octopus Kite/Big D TV, Inc.
http://octopuskite.com/

Toy Story 2 Read-Along
Disney Interactive Studios

Lev Semenovich
Vygotsky (1896-
1934)
Jean Piaget
(1896-1980)
Maria
Montessori (1870-
1952)
BF Skinner
(1904-1990)
So….What does it all mean?
What would they say about eBooks?

Lev Semenovich
Vygotsky (1896-
1934)
Jean Piaget
(1896-1980)
Maria
Montessori (1870-
1952)
BF Skinner
(1904-1990)
What would they say about iPad?
Pick one, turn to your neighbor, and pretend
to be them. (Accent optional).

What does it mean?
• The “iPad effect” has opened a new
pipeline to a child’s mind that has never
existed before.
• Four pillars of the iPad:
• 1. Multi-touch
• 2. 10 hour batteries
• 3. Internet
• 4. 100,000 Apps

Thanks!
The ebook
revisited
Warren Buckleitner
^

Jason Griffey
Head of Library Information Technology
University of TN at Chattanooga
www.jasongriffey.net
griffey@gmail.com
@griffey
423-443-4770

eBooks in Schools
Christopher Harris
Director, School Library System
Genesee Valley Educ. Partnership
infomancy@gmail.com/@infomancy

Book
Keith Peters - Used with Permission

eInk

Tablet

FlickrCC: neotint
Text

FlickrCC: srharris
Pictures

FlickrCC: Le ciel azuré
Both Worlds

FlickrCC: P Hansen
Both Worlds

Decisions

Digital Copy
Enhanced

Text
Pictures

Pleasure
Information

Picture Books

FlickrCC: sarowen
Pictures in Books

FlickrCC: Wesley Fryer
Notes

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Notes in Books

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Price

Christopher Harris
Director, School Library System
infomancy@gmail.com/@infomancy

A Short Survey of Recent Digital
Reading Devices
Calvin Reid
On Twitter: @calreid
Senior News Editor
Publishers Weekly

Alex Reader

eDGe Dual Screen

Irex Reader

Copia Reader

Sony Readers
Daily Edition 7” screen
Touch Edition 6” screen
Pocket Edition 5” screen

Aluratek Libre

Nook

Kindle 3

Kindle DX

iPod

iPhone 4

Android Phones

iPad

Tablets!
Tablets!
Tablets!

Warren Buckleitner, Children’s Technology Review
@buckleit
Christopher Harris, Director, School Library System
infomancy@gmail.com
@infomancy
Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology
University of TN at Chattanooga
www.jasongriffey.net griffey@gmail.com
@griffey
Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com
@calreid
Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com
@kishizuka
Thank you!

Reality Check:
Putting Ebook Reading Devices into
Kids’ Hands
This presentation will be archived and available
for on-demand viewing on October 1.

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