educon 2.3 conversation
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Towards an e-Book Quality Rating Tool EduCon 2.3
January 29, 2011 h"p://akronreadysteps.ning.com/
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What is Akron Ready Steps?
• A partnership between The University of Akron College of EducaBon, (UA) and Akron Summit Community AcBon, Inc (ASCA)
• Akron Ready Steps (ARS) is a program that serves over 300 at risk children in five Head Start sites in high poverty communiBes in Akron, OH.
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ARS Program Goals
• high priority knowledge and skills preschoolers need to learn;
• high priority knowledge and skills teachers/teacher assistants need to teach;
• the design of high quality 21st century language and literacy-‐rich environments;
• acBve parent engagement;
• and mobilizing the community around strong
preschool literacy educaBon.
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What are e-‐Books?
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What is it we hope to have children learn using e-‐Books?
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What makes a good, workable, instrucBve, enjoyable e-‐Book for young children?
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Do eBooks represent quality children’s literature?
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Can eBooks support young children’s emerging literacy skills just like tradiBonal storybook reading can do?
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What might a high quality 21st century language and literacy-‐rich environment look like?
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What do we need to consider in order to have quality and meaningful access to eBooks in an early elementary environment?
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When do we need to employ e-‐books in an early elementary environment?
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What do teachers need to know about teaching with e-‐Books?
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What are the essenBal “digital elements” that we might find in a high-‐quality e-‐Book for young children?
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Are e-‐Books well-‐designed for use by young children, similar to convenBonal books that are a"racBve, easy to hold and manipulate?
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Designing an e-‐Book
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Observing student behaviors
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Examining the Technology-‐Mediated Environment
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Observing teacher behaviors
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