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Elevating Education with Electronic Book Software

Kitaboo

Other features like text-to-speech help boost inclusivity in the classroom, enabling students with reading difficulties to remain level with their peers by listening to the lesson instead of reading. It eliminates the need to carry notepads or pens, helping students relieve the load in their backpacks. How to Use Them?

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The Advantages of eBook Conversion for Improving Readability and Reach in K12 Curriculum

Kitaboo

Interactive Features and Customizable Elements Pages after pages of printed text with a few poor-quality images thrown don’t contribute much towards creating engaging educational material. Some ideas may be challenging to grasp, no matter how much writing is employed to convey them. This is another area where eBooks excel.

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ISTE2013 Presenter Profiles: Kristin Daniels

TechSmith Camtasia

She penned a guest post on our blog about flipped professional development earlier this year. TextHelp provides text-to-speech with synchronized highlighting right within Google Docs. This is a great way for teachers to provide authentic and meaningful feedback for student writing. Be sure to check it out!

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What Features Must the Ideal Educational eBook Reader App Provide?

Kitaboo

Additionally, features that allow students to annotate, highlight, or even write notes just like they would in a physical textbook are crucial to making these apps a comprehensive alternative to the traditional pen-and-paper approach. Additionally, a text-to-speech feature can also be very helpful.

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Augmented Reality in Education: Transforming K12 for The Digital Age

Kitaboo

Even testing in a traditional pen-and-paper format can become monotonous and display inaccurate results compared to students’ actual understanding. In this blog, we discussed how introducing Augmented Reality in the classroom can change the face of K12 education. To know more, please write to us at KITABOO@hurix.com.

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Top 70 eLearning Posts for June and Hot Topics including iPad and Mobile Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

Text-to-Speech Overview and NLP Quality - eLearning Technology , June 8, 2010 This post is a new kind of thing for me. 10 Free Audio Programs to Use for E-Learning - Rapid eLearning Blog , June 1, 2010 I’m no audio engineer. Thanks again to Michele Martin for writing a significant portion of this. We all do it.

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Top 75 eLearning Posts - May 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

A Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) - Social Enterprise Blog , May 12, 2010 For some time now, I’ve seen a growing negativity toward LMS solutions by a pretty wide group folks in our space. I see it in blog posts, comments, posts, LrnChat discussions, and all sorts of places. Read the interview.