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Introduction

Thursday, February 2, 2012

1) Introductions (15 minutes)-speakers-participants (MELISSA)! -two questions!! ! “Turn to someone beside you and share the most interesting/powerful/engaging book you have read in the last 6 months”! ! -”Now that youʼve had time to chat, consider: would your experience with the book have been any different if you had read it in a different format (e.g. paper, tablet, e-reader, audio)?! -sharing back to group

Share the most interesting, powerful or engaging book you have read in the last 6 months.


1) Introductions (15 minutes)-speakers-participants (MELISSA) -two questions “Turn to someone beside you and share the most interesting/powerful/engaging book you have read in the last 6 months” -”Now that you’ve had time to chat, consider: would your experience with the book have been any different if you had read it in a different format (e.g. paper, tablet, e-reader, audio)? -sharing back to group

Agenda for shared learning


2) Agenda for our shared learning today (2-3 minutes) (PAT)-focus: content that can be exported to a portable device-purpose: to help you make informed decisions as school/system leaders! -we canʼt give you the answer, but rather information to help you make a decision that reflects our unique school community

Focus

Purpose



We canʼt give you the answer, but rather information to help you make a decision that reflects our unique school community.



Where were we?


3) Where were we? - History (15 minutes)! -last year - presented at both OLA (February) and again ISTE (June) (COLIN)! ! ! -OLA - issues of cost, quantity and choice, ! ! ! -ISTE - what is the best choice of tool? (Venn Diagram)! -overview of e-readers - more choice now than one year ago (show change/movement evolution from e-reader to tablet) (PAT) -e-readers now available at Staples, Best Buy (PAT)! -lending content now available (Canada -Kobo through libraries; US - Kindle (get statistics)) (MELISSA)! -”renting” books now available (Colin to get screenshot) (COLIN)! -usage - home vs. school settings (MELISSA)! ! -schools vs. post-secondary

OLA 2011February

ISTE 2011June

CostQuantityChoice

Best choice of tool

InformedDecision


last year - presented at both OLA (February) and again ISTE (June) (COLIN)! ! ! -OLA - issues of cost, quantity and choice, ! ! ! -ISTE - what is the best choice of tool? (Venn Diagram)

Choice


overview of e-readers - more choice now than one year ago (show change/movement evolution from e-reader to tablet) (PAT) -e-readers now available at Staples, Best Buy (PAT)

Content


-lending content now available (Canada -Kobo through libraries; US - Kindle (get statistics)) (MELISSA)

Choice


eReaders vs. tablets (Pat)


”renting” books now available (Colin to get screenshot) (COLIN)

Challenges


4) Challenges (each challenge - 5 minutes, 2 minutes feedback) (35 minutes)-support to help you make informed decisions as school/system leaders (COLIN) -chart - what are the challenges/concerns and what are the possible solutions/actions we can take?! a) costs (device, content) (Melissa) (statistic re. number of Kindles sold over Christmas)

b) tool (e-reader vs. tablet) (Colin)c) purpose (Melissa) (social tie-ins (Tweets with highlights from a text read)d) tradition (Pat) (Board example - schools buying epub books (on the computer), 4-8 schools have bought e-readers, struggling with

students being willing to take home a perceived expensive tool)e) equity (Colin) (relate to cost, more choice of tools, but less penetration in schools)

coststool purposetraditionequity


1. What is preventing us from being successful at implementing change?

Restrictions on WiFiDownloading CostNot designed for schools, more for individualsControversy over WiFi / HealthCost and DurabilityHow do you pass them around?EquityHome use

2. What are some ideas that are proactive solutions to overcoming a barrier or restraint to re-culturing schools around the use of e-Readers?

Classroom practiceUse with Audio books as wellDevelop classroom practice to leverage value of eReaders

Hardware AccessBoard buys device for each studentLet students bring their own devices to school

Content AccessBoard can buy licence and deliver content via webLobby publishers to standardize formatPut books in the cloud = easier accessWhat are some actions we can take to move forward?

3. What are some actions we can take to move forward?

SubstitutionShift from book to Kindle

CollaborationSharing of annotations / notes

ManagementLending out of textbooks

Where we're headingNeed technology to catch up with "ideal scenarios"Dynamic device that is multi-use

ContentAll books available in seriesCanadian content availablePopular authors and content availableDigital content in textbooks


a) costs (device, content) (Melissa) (statistic re. number of Kindles sold over Christmas)

Tool


b) tool (e-reader vs. tablet) (Colin)

Purpose


c) purpose (Melissa) (social tie-ins (Tweets with highlights from a text read)

Tradition


d) tradition (Pat) (Board example - schools buying epub books (on the computer), 4-8 schools have bought e-readers, struggling with students being willing to take home a perceived expensive tool)

Equity

Device Content

Access


e) equity (Colin) (relate to cost, more choice of tools, but less penetration in schools)

Consolidation


6) Consolidation (10 minutes) (MELISSA)-Tie back-in to beginning -

! -publishers are coming on board! -iBooks Author and iBooks 2 - textbook revolution - how will this impact e-readers?

-e-pub (using Pages) -what is a textbook??

Textbook Revolution





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