Will the Kindle Change Education?
Amazon's e-book reader is a device more commonly spotted in airport lounges or on commuter trains than in high school classrooms. Chris Edwards, a social studies teacher, says, "I see it as an update, not simply of the book, but of the library." Kindles that are used in the classroom that are stocked with well-chosen e-books would allow the teachers to flex new teaching strategies. The Kindle device also has a text-to-speech audio function that can help address the challenges of students with vision problems, language barriers, and lack of reading fluency.
But, using kindles, there will be classrooms hurdles.
1. How durable are the plastic tablets in a student's hands and backpacks?
2. There is no output jack to connect to an overhead projector.
3. The ability to transfer content from one user to another.
4. Do not offer enough personalization of learning and differentiated instruction.
5. Lack video and interactivity
6. The cost.
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