E-books

E-Books and Online Resources
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Barnes and Noble: Over a million eBook titles e-texts download to full size laptop or desktop only because two pages displayed at once Example: //Cell and Molecular Biology//: $131.20 hard copy/$72.00eBuy/$60.70 eRent Download to two devices/print 166 pages per 30 da/copy 83 pages per 30 da [|www.bn.com]

BookShare: Free e-books for students w/ documented disabilities that effect learning, reading and comprehension using print materials. Disabilities can include vision, ESL, ELL, ADHD and reading and learning disabilities. []

ck-12 (Flexbooks): Collaborative project by teachers to create open-content, web-based textbooks. Free. Associated with a number of universities and nonprofit organizations. Some books correlated to state standards including Georgia. Extensive titles for math and science. [|http://www.ck12.org]

Classic Archives: Free classic books in HTML or PDF format with 1600 titles. Cost seems to be about $3.95 per title. []

[|Curriki] - free curricula and educational resources to teachers,

Discover Ed TechBook - Science Currirulum []

eBooks: Academic books in a wide range of subjects typically found in print though not traditional textbooks. Origin of Species is $3.99. Literary Fiction section contains over 2500 titles. [|http://www.ebooks.com]

Flatworld Knowledge: Limited online texts for English, Humanities, Science and Math. Free online. Fee options include printing yourself ($25), receive a black and white printed copy ($30), a color printed copy ($60) and study aids ($15). [|http://www.flatworldknowledge.com]

Google Books: Books and magazines. Literary Collections alone has over 17 million titles. Once a title is selected a list of online publishers is provided for comparing prices and availability. Example: //The Scarlet Letter// is offered by eleven publishers including Books-a-Million and Amazon. E-price on Books –a-Million is $6.99 and paperback is $18.18. []

Kinetic Books: Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Physics. Available through CD, web download or web access. Text plus online homework and virtual labs. Price ranges between $25 to $55 per student. Woodward Academy uses the Physics and the teacher says he would not go back to a print text. []

Kno Books - Ever wish your textbook could create flashcards automatically for you? Wish you could get the "A" students' notes directly in your textbook? Wish you could search for answers in your book instantly? Or watch videos and bring external content directly into your book? Wish no more. With over 70 features, Kno goes to work for you. [|http://www.kno.com/]

MIT OPEN Courseware: MIT Highlights for High School has taken material from MIT’s college open courseware curriculum and adapted it for high school teachers and students. Math, Science and Humanities. Labs, videos, lecture notes, resources, teaching and assessment tips. Free []

Open Courseware Consortium: Index of about 3,700 courses from collages and universities in seven languages. Free. []

Planet eBook: Classic literature for download for free. Titles such as //The Great Gatsby, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Wuthering Heights,// and //David Copperfiel//d. []

Planet PDF: Sixty-five free eBooks in pdf format. Titles include //A Tale of Two Cities, Andersen’s Fairy Tales, Moby Dick// and //Paradise Lost//. []

Project Gutenberg: Free e-books. Over 33,000 titles in a variety of languages and the offering are added daily. Classified using the Library of Congress system such as American and Canadian Literature. []

Smarthistory: Incredible, free resource for art history teacher or any teacher that integrates art into their course. Designed to replace a printed textbook, the site has videos, timelines, articles, podcasts and more in a well-organized format. []

Things to think about with considering e-course materials: • E-materials are going to require helping teachers rethink how they teach to some degree. It might be helpful for teachers to think in terms of materials and resources instead of a “textbook” and its connotations. • Is it possible for the school to purchase multiple copies and use them for a new set of students from one year to the next? • Several texts offered online are collaborative works by educators and can be an excellent choice. There is still the possibility of inaccurate or questionable information. This could be a good teachable moment. • Either because of the features of the device that is accessing the e-material or the design of the material, how easily can a student jump from one section to another or locate a key word? • If the material is purchased: 1. are updates included? 2. is the license only valid for a specific period of time?

A few other resources include:

[] - for Algebra II and Pre-Calculus

Open Culture

[|Complete Curriculum]

[|Calibre] - Allows you to manage an ebook library and convert books from one format to another. Read an article [|here]describing its use.