At the Kindle Classroom Project, something special is happening every day
The Kindles aren’t even out yet (they go out beginning next week), and already, there is a ton of magic happening this year at the Kindle Classroom Proje...
Category: Pageturner
Pageturner catalyzes young people’s curiosity and independence by connecting them with an unlimited library of digital books. We currently serve elementary, middle, and high school students in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Michael Grant’s GONE series is popular. Toni (Cary, NC) donated the physical books. Do you want to buy the e-books?
Two days ago, I learned that students are very interested in Gone, the dystopian series by Michael Grant where everyone over 15 suddenly disappears. So I quick...
Are physical books better than e-books?Research on e-readers in schools (#2)
My good friend Pete sent me this article last week, which summarizes a forthcoming study that suggests that students reading on Kindles comprehend less than th...
Toni (Cary, NC), generous donor to the KCP
Sometimes, generous donors to the Kindle Classroom Project can’t help themselves! They just keep giving and giving! Toni (Cary, NC) is one of these kind ...
Author Meg Medina is pretty awesome. Look what I got in the mail today!
Most of my students, even if they’re big readers, don’t quite understand that there is an actual, live person writing the words they’re readi...