Electronic and Audio books

Over the past decade digital technologies have become embedded in popular culture. Mobile phones are widely used by young people and adults alike. Websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia are the first port of call for many people seeking information about a chosen area
of interest. TV, films and music are stored and accessed on computers, MP3 players and online. Print circulation is down and more people are using electronic books and audio books.

A great resource that illustrates change in families with reading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

With the personal computer being a huge factor in our secondary schools, and this resources becoming more readily available in primary schools it is important to use electronic books and audio books in the learning a teaching. With tools like Diigo where students are able to leave comments, highlight... on the page it allows for powerful, collaborative engagement.

• Glutenberg Project
• Google Book Search
• iTunes

provides great resources for electronic books and audio books to be used in the classroom. This area is only going to expand.