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Rudd, L. L. (2013, March). The Kindle goes to high school. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar13/vol70/num06/The-Kindle-Goes-to-High-School.aspx
Rudd discusses the implementation of 75 Kindles among 16 teachers at a high school in Ohio. Some of the benefits included reluctant readers reading entire books for the first time and not feeling embarrassed about reading books with a low lexile number or larger font size because of the privacy the Kindle offers. Additionally, teachers downloaded articles on Kindles to save having to make millions of copies. The students still had trouble with the Kindles as they were used to touch technology. Teachers also complained about the amount of time it took to download materials and the money required to purchase high-interest texts for students. Yet, overall, teachers believed they were able to reach students who were adept to 21st technology.
As the recipient of 8 Kindles for the school library, I found this article helpful.
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