Gilbert school embracing e-reader
technology with Nook Club
This article is about a principal and
librarian who created a book club in an elementary school. They gave several students a Nook for two
weeks. The students were able to take
their Nook home and read electronic books bought by the school. The six grade
students rotated with the goal that they each would read at least one
electronic book by the end of the year.
When the first set of students was done with the Nooks, they trained the
next group of students. They hoped that
by giving students this technology they would become interesting in reading. The Librarian stated that the e-reader is not
a substitute for books but just a way to motivate students to read. According to this article e-books are cheaper
than paperback books. Also, because all
the Nooks are on the school account the librarian only has to buy the book once
for all the Nooks.
I like this Librarian’s view on e-readers. I like that it is a motivational tool and not
taking the place of actual books. I see
a huge problem with children staring at any screen for long amounts of
time. I feel that actual books are
better for the children’s visual health.
I like the idea of the Nook club but would not like my child staring at
any e-reader screen all day. This
librarian has the right idea I think.
Get the children interested in reading and then maybe they will enjoy
all types of books. I think this type of
e-reader club would be a great asset to a school. I also like that the e-books are cheaper. I did not know that you only had the buy the
book once per account. This would make a
class set very efficient. I see that
these are useful but still do not think they are better for children than
actual books.
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