Technology

Resources for using children's literature with technology - let's face it, our 21st century learners have more experience in this area, but you, as a future educator need to be able to utilize the resources out there!

eBooks: Move over traditional libraries, bookstores, and classrooms. eBooks will be the future of publishing, just like iTunes and mp3's are the future of music.

Great Resources for eBooks:
Classic books are often free!

[|Carnegie Stout Library]: They have a growing collection of eBooks for both children, young adults, and adults. Both books for eReaders and audio books are available. They have a huge list of technology that can use their formats, including iPod touch, iPhone, Amazon Kindle, laptops, and likely android phones. You can check out up to 7 titles at a time from the e-library. It is a fairly simple download, upload onto the eReader, and you are set. Best thing - no late fees. Once your check out period is over, the books are no longer accessible. This is free for anyone with a library card.

[|Google Books:] If you own an e-reader you can purchase books via Amazon, Barnes and Noble (Nook), etc. However, as long as it isn't a Kindle, you can use Google Books via River Lights. Great thing about eBooks is price - often they are much cheaper. They also can easily be stored in a small space on the eReader itself, and you can get books whenever you want.

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Iowa has a great support system in place for teachers to provide new books for their classrooms. A media library is fully stocked with many, many titles that you can request to be sent to your school, FOR FREE, on loan for a period of time. You might want a collection of insect books for a science unit, a class set of a novel to read, or even a book of the month box stocked with a variety of titles. You do not have access to Keystone materials as an undergrad, but when you student teach (if in Iowa), your cooperating teacher does have access.=====

=Visit at least one of the Keystone online resources below:=

[|Book Flix:] Primary grades, fiction books are paired with non-fiction books. username: kaea010 password: kaea01

[|True Flix:] Intermediate grades username: kaea010 password: kaea01

[|Follett Shelf:] eBooks that can be read online, but unfortunately not downloaded. Currently the books are available as K-6 or 7-12. To access you need to have a username and password. username: 010zt060 password: kaea01

There's an App for that:
Apps for readers - Overdrive, Nook, Kindle, iBooks Standalone children's books - many Dr. Seuss, Mercer Mayer, Fables, Animalia by Graeme Base Lite versions provide some of the options. Full versions provide options to read the book aloud, games, highlight words, etc.

[|Professor Weber's Pinterest for Reading/Children's Literature]

Books Online:
[|Tumble Books:] Sponsored by the New York Public Library, many storybooks are read aloud on line, and are also available via iPad.

[|We Give Books] - Read story books online. When you finish the book, you donate a book to a different charity that gives books to underserved children.

[|Barnes and Noble Online Story Time]: Listen to great children's books online, many often read by the actual author! They add a new book every month. Includes favorites like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "Strega Nona," "Where the Wild Things Are," "Olivia," and many more!

[|Storyline Online:] Another great source for children's books online. This site was created by the Screen Actor's Guild - so all of the guest readers are actors.

[|Read to Me:] Videos of books being read aloud, developed by the Clark County Education Association Community Foundation, Las Vegas. Includes lesson plans.

[|International Children's Library:] This site gives you access to thousands of picture books online - most are multi-cultural tales but all are accessible in English.

[|Mighty Book]: Several books online for free - You can subscribe for more options.

[|PBS Read Between the Lions]: Online storybooks with many different themes.

[|Children's eBook Libraries] Many, many resources.

[|Story Time for Me] :

[|BAB Books - Online Stories for Kids]

Help! I need to pick a good book:
[|Scholastic Book Wizard:] This tool takes the guess work out of picking books. Because all you is give a few suggestions and voila! Book titles appear. Need a book for older kids? You can search by reading level.

[|What should I read next?] Looking for recommendations, this website has them!

Blogs for Children's Literature:
[|Books for Kids Blog:] Reviews written by a children's librarian

[|Fruitcake Files] - Good books for middle schoolers

[|Welcome to my Tweendom] - more middle school books

[|I.N.K. Interesting Nonfiction for Kids] - nonfiction/informational book resources

[|Planetesme Plan] - Blog from Esme Raji Codell

[|Teach with Picture Books]

[|A Year of Reading]

[|Read These Please]

[|Best Book I have not Read]

[|Kidlitosphere Central Blogger]s - a huge collection of blogs that focus on children's literature and books

[|The Newbery Project] - a blog dedicated to the Newbery winners

[|Chicken Spaghetti] - a casserole of books

[|Waking Braincells]: Reviews by a children's librarian, for K-8 readers