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Books, ebooks, and audiobooks, oh my!

eSchool News

So, to recommend an eBook over a print book really looks at how and when the student wants to access the book. If they want a book that isn’t in our collection, sometimes it is quicker to purchase an eBook than to wait for a print book to be delivered. At a very early age, children can access eBooks that are read alongs.

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Summer Reading Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Here are collections that require a fee, but much reduced from what it would cost to purchase the books: RAZ Kids RAZ Kids includes hundreds of K-5 interactive, animated leveled ebooks spanning twenty-seven levels of reading skill.

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Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks Keep Students Reading All Summer Long

eSchool News

From May 4 through August 17, students from participating schools worldwide can enjoy free, 24/7 access through the Sora reading app to 50 juvenile and young adult ebooks, audiobooks and Read-Alongs from their school, the largest amount ever offered through the program. Audiobook titles include Flannery and Game Changer. See the full list.

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Ebooks Are Great — Just Not for Young Readers

Edsurge

When you talk to an adult reader about ebooks, they typically come down on one side of the fence or the other. Ebooks do their best to replicate (or improve upon) all that’s good about reading. The interactivity is where ebooks tend to claim the higher ground. The same happens in Kindergarten at elementary school.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. RAZ Kids includes hundreds of K-5 interactive, animated leveled ebooks spanning twenty-seven levels of reading skill. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks. Access this collection via the website.

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Over 1500 free MackinClassic ebooks available to all K-12 schools

eSchool News

The free MackinVIA digital content management system is available to all schools and is providing users with hundreds of free MackinClassic eBooks to assist with distance learning initiatives due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The free titles can be downloaded and will be made available until the end of 2020.

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Virtual Museum Tours: Ready to Take Kids on a Field Trip?

The CoolCatTeacher

eBooks – So, I guess this is a placeholder as I only see one ebook. There is only one ebook right now, so I don't know that I'd spend time there. The virtual museum resources are organized into lessons and objects and ebooks for you. What is included in the Museums for Digital Learning? Menu for resources.

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