1. Nonfiction and iPads prestong@bcschools.netprestong@bcschools.net 2013

2. Current Information Available 24/7 Mel.org – Over 25 datbases including SIRS, InfoTrac, Academic OneFile) Culturegrams Career Cruising World Book Online – Different reading levels – Spanish Language

3. Advantages Very portable Apps Voice to text Speak Selection has the iPad read to you Definitions at your fingertips Reader Icon for distraction free reading Reading List (read offline) Forget the network for distraction free reading

4. Disadvantages Maintenance time and effort for multiple iPads. Costly Students can go off task Time consumer (too much time spent reading?)

5. iBooks Millions of books available Interactive textbooks – Change text size – Select font – Highlight or underline text Add notes Make flash cards Glossary flash cards Review questions/Answers – Define words – Search the book – Use Speak Selection to have the iPad read to you

6. Newsstand National Geographic Popular Science Popular Mechanics New York Times Field & Stream

7. Some Apps to Consider Google Earth World History Test Prep Zite (news aggregator: for teacher use) Science 360 Earth as Art LeafsnapHD NC Magazine BrainPOP Discovery Periodic Table Time for Kids Family USA Today Classroom

8. Sites for Nonfiction Scholasticnews.com Channelone.com learning.blogs.NYTimes.com Kidsnewsroom.org CNN.com/Studentnews Weeklyreader.com News.nick.com Sikids.com/blogs Kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/blog/news-bites Timeforkids.com/news Sciencenewsforkids.org Hmhinthenews.com Newsforyou.shtml Educationworld.com/a_lesso n/archives/ Newseum.org