Review of an interesting site that features children's stories, with the option to listen, download them to your ipod, or record your own story.
some educators object to making reading "fun"
The Story place features digital stories in English and Spanish for students of pre-school age through elementary school. The digital stories are arranged by age group and by theme.
While electronic books haven't quite taken over the adult market, they've been very successful with the pre-school set! Now, web-based and linking fiction with non-fiction, this could have some real relevance in the classroom. What do you think?
This article talks about the debate on the value of online reading for teens.
When PJ Haarsma wrote a science fiction novel for preteenagers, he also created an online game that allows readers to exlore Orbis, where the story takes place. The game not only extends the fictional world of the novel, it also allows readers to play in it. It could be an incentive to students who do not like to read.
Some game designers are using video games to encourage reading. Players read a book to answer questions that are a key component of the video game.
CARLSBAD, Calif.— When PJ Haarsma wrote his first book, a science fiction novel for preteenagers, he didn’t think just about how to describe Orbis, the planetary system where the story takes place. He also thought about how it should look and feel in a video game.
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Review of an interesting site that features children's stories, with the option to listen, download them to your ipod, or record your own story.
some educators object to making reading "fun"
The Story place features digital stories in English and Spanish for students of pre-school age through elementary school. The digital stories are arranged by age group and by theme.
This article talks about the debate on the value of online reading for teens.
When PJ Haarsma wrote a science fiction novel for preteenagers, he also created an online game that allows readers to exlore Orbis, where the story takes place. The game not only extends the fictional world of the novel, it also allows readers to play in it. It could be an incentive to students who do not like to read.
CARLSBAD, Calif.— When PJ Haarsma wrote his first book, a science fiction novel for preteenagers, he didn’t think just about how to describe Orbis, the planetary system where the story takes place. He also thought about how it should look and feel in a video game.
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