Good evening, it's Monday night after a very busy weekend.
I must admit that I had never heard of many of this week's sites, as I tend to prefer real books & magazines - which I know is soooo last century..... and I know bookstores are closing all over the place.... But there are still some good ones around which even sell pre-loved books and... coffee..... it's the best way to spend some spare time! You might be pleased to know that I have ordered a few books on-line...and I do read an on-line newspaper most days. I agree with the convenience factor of the electronic versions you mentioned though.
Anyhow, I was perturbed to find that the books listed on one of the sites you mentioned that I visited were selling at much cheaper prices than what one can purchase them for in a bookstore....! Most seemed to be half the price! This is something to investigate further.
Anyhow, I am thrilled to have learned a new word - COPYLEFT - on the librivox site. It seems that there are loads of books available for free. I had trouble getting the one that I wanted. The site called "The Best Place to Get Free Books" had a pre-filled reggo form using my FB profile!!!! - so I was a bit annoyed at that, so I didn't download anything. Are they partnered?
I tried to download a short book from scribd but I didnt have much success. The book was called http://www.scribd.com/doc/73595960/Ten-Things-I-m-Grateful-For (that's the link).
Then I tried to make an ebook using flipsnack - but it wanted pdfs, which I didnt have ready.
So, I went to StoryJumper. I signed in and made a woeful children's book. I sent it to you via email, as I couldnt work out how to put it on my blog. It didnt offer that as an option.
Don't laugh too hard when you see it please.... Am very tired.........I think I could use this site in my classes, as sometimes in my Middle School language classes, I ask the students to write stories and children's books.
lastly, I had a look at Movella. It seemed to me to be similar to FB. There were lots of people's views and I am not sure that teachers can control the content viewed by their students here.
Anyhow, thanks for everything you have shared with us over the term. It has been a very interesting course and a challenging journey. I would like more time now to go back and use what I have learned in my classes and get the students to use appropriate sites for various tasks / units of work.
All the very best and good luck for sharing the techy stuff with more teachers!
Ciao to all, Livia
I would never laugh at someone's creation livia! I greatly enjoyed reading about Sheldon's adventure with his bird friend :D I'm grateful that you went to the effort and found time to explore so much, especially right at the end of term! And thank you for always being so prompt and comprehensive with your posts, I have really loved tracking your progress and i hope you have found some tools to use both personally and professionally. Please just give me a call or an email if you have any further comments or questions, it's always great to hear form you!
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