Kindles in Schools - Tech and Teaching

K3 - Edition

Managing A Kindle 1 to 1 Program

Kindle's Unique Selling Proposition:
You can send documents to your Kindle by E-mail for free over its wi-fi connection

Reader Feature List:

• You can send Microsoft Word, PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files to your Kindle e-mail address.
• Does NOT require a computer
• Inexpensive - $114 and dropping (less than some sci-calculators)
• Adjustable Font Sizes - No Back Lighting (reduced eye strain)
• Multiple days of functionality without recharging (Long long battery life)
• Wall Charger and USB cable include with the device
• Ability to attach to a Computer as an external drive for loading files (required for mp3 )
• Can play mp3 Audio files - Audio Books Free Audio Books at http://librivox.org/
• The New Oxford American Dictionary - built in
• Quick Searching of Wikipedia - it opens browser automatically
• Links in ebooks can automatically open up the web browser to the linked page

Browser Feature List:

• Free Access to the Web - with a MODERN WEBKIT (safari, google chrome) based browser, many HTML5 features supported
• Download from Link on a webpage for TXT, Mobi, PRC and AWZ files to your kindle

Teaching Feature List:

• Teacher can email documents directly to the students kindle saving time and paper
• Millions of Free Ebooks - Top 100 - Project Gutenberg - Free Kindle Books
• Inexpensive --- $114 and dropping is .15 cents a day if used for 2 years. -

Kindle Teaching Best Uses

1. The Kindle can replace, books, photocopies, notes etc - for a direct measurable cost and environmental savings
2. Allow students read a book using larger type size to reduce eyestrain
3. The Kindle allows wireless on demand distribution of content to wherever the student is. (homework assignments etc)
4. The Kindle allow on demand access to dictionary, wikipedia and other reference websites
5. Reduce the pounds of material (books/laptops) that students are required to carry.
6. The Kindle allows fast access to webmail, web class websites, and other web tools over wi-fi connection.

Kindle Apps - Are Here

• Notepad - A Note Taking Tool for Kindle
• Calculator
• Calendars
• Unit Converter
• Black Jack and Video Poker - for teaching probability :)
• Chess
• Checkers
• Stop Watch
• Many Word Games

Note: On Apps some are free most are $0.99