Kindle

= The following links are to four different novel studies I have made using a variety of apps mostly based on the Kindle =
 * =Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief = || =Outlaw The story of Robin Hood= || =Artemis Fowl= || =Stormbreaker = ||
 * ===This novel is more suitable for reading age of 11. The students need to have a good knowledge of comprehension to read this text. There are a lot of words that are Greek names.=== || ===Outlaw is suitable for readers reading at 10 years or above=== || This is suitable for reading age 10 and above. It has quite sophisticated language and sentence construction which needs to be deconstructed by the students. || Stormbreaker is suitable for readers of 9.5 and above. It is an easy read with lots of action. ||


 * [[image:educationandipads/Screen Shot 2013-05-26 at 5.51.47 PM.png link="@https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/kindle/id302584613?mt=8"]] || ==Kindle: Buy books from Amazon (you will need an Amazon account). Students can highlight words, sentences and paragraphs. You can find a dictionary meaning of a word within the app. You can search for words within the book and view multiple occurrences. Some books have 'X-ray' capabilities which mean that you can==

explore "the bones of a book." Tap on any page as you read to find chapters and locations that mention ideas, characters, and important places, as well as background information and biographies.
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 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-05-26 at 8.11.38 PM.png link="@https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/inspiration-maps/id510173686?mt=8"]] || ==Inspiration: This is a mindmapping app, but it is one that I use to create activities for my students in Writing, Reading, Maths and Inquiry. I have created this website that has all of the downloads of the Graphic Organisers I have made. This link is to all of the reading activities I have created.== ||
 * [[image:hotandthinkertools/Screen Shot 2013-04-29 at 12.45.32 PM.png link="@https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/trading-cards/id555742821?mt=8"]] || == Trading Cards: Students love making Trading Cards. They can print them out, laminate them and swap them with their friends.== ||
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-05-26 at 9.11.10 PM.png link="@https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8"]] || ==Google Drive: This app works well now. Tables can be used in Docs and Sheets. Sheets are good. Slides is a great app to use for developing workshops.== ||

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 * =Using the Dictionary Definitions= ||
 * ===[[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3LonViz4rs/UZMT98ZlH1I/AAAAAAAAFfE/S70z7fmSoTw/s320/IMG_0588.jpg width="320" height="240" align="left" link="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3LonViz4rs/UZMT98ZlH1I/AAAAAAAAFfE/S70z7fmSoTw/s1600/IMG_0588.jpg"]] One very useful feature is the in-built dictionary. Tap on a word so that it ===

highlighted and a dictionary definition will appear at the top of bottom of the page. If the first definition does not fit the word in context then tap on Full Definition to see more.
=== Another use is that you can search for a word and the Kindle app will show all the passages in the book where that word comes from, click on the passage and it will open to the page so you can read the word in context! === ||