Pines to Vines, the first in a series of digital science books created for the iPad by Kyle Tomson, will make you and your students shout "Wow!" The science series is based on the National Academy of Science Standards for 2nd - 6th grade, and was designed in collaboration with teachers and science experts. Blades - a text on the grasslands has just been released.
(Social Studies books are in the development process, too.)
What's the "Wow" factor? Just for a start, each book that will be developed in the Crack the Books series can be adjusted to fit 5 reading levels (beginning reader through middle school.) This allows a classroom teacher to have all students in a mixed-ability class reading on their own level, while studying the same content. Each book includes comprehension questions and quizzes, and these can also be adjusted for reading level.
Your students will love the amazing visuals, engaging videos, interactive maps, animations and a host of other tricks to engage learners. They will be able to adjust text size, use voice over, insert personal bookmarks, use a pop-up dictionary for unknown words and other nifty features. See Tomson demonstrate this amazing tool here or at http://mobile-educationstore.com/itextbooks.
What's the "Wow" factor? Just for a start, each book that will be developed in the Crack the Books series can be adjusted to fit 5 reading levels (beginning reader through middle school.) This allows a classroom teacher to have all students in a mixed-ability class reading on their own level, while studying the same content. Each book includes comprehension questions and quizzes, and these can also be adjusted for reading level.
Your students will love the amazing visuals, engaging videos, interactive maps, animations and a host of other tricks to engage learners. They will be able to adjust text size, use voice over, insert personal bookmarks, use a pop-up dictionary for unknown words and other nifty features. See Tomson demonstrate this amazing tool here or at http://mobile-educationstore.com/itextbooks.
The books are selling for $18.99 - but before you think "expensive," keep in mind that these are interactive digital textbooks - extensive resources that will replace traditional texts that are much more expensive.
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