Getting to Know Your Kindle

Getting to Know Your Kindle: Getting to Know Your Kindle: Device Features, Case Device Features, Case Studies, and Classroom IdeasStudies, and Classroom Ideas

Agenda •Kindle Device Overview •Kindle Features for ELLs –Text to speech –Highlighting/ Annotation –Dictionaries •Organizing Kindle Content –Content Resources Overview –Updating and Indexing New Content Resources (Creating Collections and Libraries) •Case Studies from other Kindle Learning Projects •Lesson Ideas •Interim Collaboration Website •Q&A

Agenda •Kindle Device Overview •Kindle Features for ELLs –Text to speech –Highlighting/ Annotation –Dictionaries •Organizing Kindle Content –Content Resources Overview –Updating and Indexing New Content Resources (Creating Collections and Libraries) •Case Studies from other Kindle Learning Projects •Lesson Ideas •Interim Collaboration Website •Q&A

Kindle Device Overview Kindle Device Overview



Bottom ViewBottom View

Kindle Device Overview

5 Way Controller on Keyboard

Power Switch To put your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the display.

•While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don’t accidentally change the place in your reading.

•To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release.

•To wake up or turn on your Kindle, slide and release the power switch again.

•If you have set up a device password, you will be prompted to enter the password after turning on your Kindle or waking it from sleep.

•If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, try resetting the device by disconnecting your Kindle from any power source or USB port, and then sliding and holding the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing.

Navigating Kindle – Home Screen

Navigating KindleNavigating Kindle

THE APPLICATION THE APPLICATION MENU MENU

•• You can display a menu You can display a menu from any screen on your from any screen on your Kindle. Kindle.

•• When you press the When you press the Menu button, it displays Menu button, it displays choices related to the choices related to the screen you are viewing. screen you are viewing.

•• The sample screen The sample screen shows you the screen shows you the screen you would typically see you would typically see when you press the when you press the Menu button from within Menu button from within a book. a book.

Navigating Kindle – Application MenuNavigating Kindle – Application Menu

Entering TextEntering Text

Choice of Text Size,Choice of Text Size, Typeface, and Line Typeface, and Line SpacingSpacing In a book or periodical you In a book or periodical you

are currently reading, you are currently reading, you can change the text size, can change the text size, typeface, and line spacing typeface, and line spacing by pressing the Text key, by pressing the Text key, and using the 5-way and using the 5-way controller to choose the controller to choose the size you prefer; then press size you prefer; then press the 5-way to select. the 5-way to select.

The text changes to the The text changes to the new settings. Repeat the new settings. Repeat the same steps to adjust the same steps to adjust the text to the settings that are text to the settings that are most comfortable for you to most comfortable for you to read. Text Key on Keyboard read. Text Key on Keyboard

Numbers, PunctuationNumbers, Punctuation and Symbols and Symbols

The number keys The number keys are located at the are located at the top of the top of the keyboard. If you keyboard. If you need a punctuation need a punctuation mark or a symbol mark or a symbol that is not shown, that is not shown, press the Symbol press the Symbol key on the bottom key on the bottom row of the row of the keyboard. You will keyboard. You will see a menu of see a menu of punctuation marks punctuation marks and symbols.and symbols.

Sort FeaturesSort Features By default, your content is By default, your content is

sorted by most recent first, sorted by most recent first, meaning all of the new items meaning all of the new items and the content you are and the content you are currently reading are at the currently reading are at the top. To change this option, top. To change this option, follow these steps: follow these steps:

1. If you are not already on 1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the the Home screen, press the Home button. Home button.

2. Move the 5-way up until the 2. Move the 5-way up until the Show and Sort Options are Show and Sort Options are underlined. underlined.

3. Move the 5-way to the right 3. Move the 5-way to the right to see the Sort options to see the Sort options

4. Move the 5-way to 4. Move the 5-way to underline how you want the underline how you want the items sorted. items sorted.

5. Press the 5-way to select it. 5. Press the 5-way to select it. The sort order on the Home The sort order on the Home screen changes immediately. screen changes immediately.

Battery StatusBattery Status

Connecting to Wi-FiConnecting to Wi-Fi Click on the home Click on the home

icon to return you icon to return you back to the main back to the main home screenhome screen:c:click lick on the menu on the menu button and the button and the options seen in the options seen in the screen shot will be screen shot will be displayeddisplayed. . Use the Use the 5 way controller to 5 way controller to navigate to navigate to settings and then settings and then click on setting.click on setting.

Connecting to Wi-FiConnecting to Wi-Fi Use the 5 way Use the 5 way

controller to controller to navigate to Wi-navigate to Wi-Fi Settings and Fi Settings and once view is once view is underlined in underlined in bold, select bold, select the center the center button in the 5 button in the 5 way controller. way controller.

Connecting to Wi-FiConnecting to Wi-Fi

Find the associated Find the associated Wi-Fi network you Wi-Fi network you wish to connect wish to connect with and navigate with and navigate with the 5 way with the 5 way controller until controller until your network is your network is highlighted and highlighted and then click on the then click on the center button to center button to accept. accept.

Connecting to Wi-FiConnecting to Wi-Fi

If a password is If a password is required, the required, the network will prompt network will prompt you to enter the you to enter the associated associated password. Upon password. Upon inputting and inputting and confirming confirming password, your password, your device will connect device will connect to the Wi-Fi network. to the Wi-Fi network.

Agenda Agenda Kindle Device Overview Kindle Device Overview Kindle Features for ELLs Kindle Features for ELLs ––Text to speech Text to speech ––Highlighting/Annotation Highlighting/Annotation ––Dictionaries Dictionaries Organizing Kindle Content Organizing Kindle Content ––Content Resources Overview Content Resources Overview ––Updating and Indexing New Content Updating and Indexing New Content

Resources (Creating Collections and Resources (Creating Collections and Libraries) Libraries)

Case Studies from other Kindle Learning Case Studies from other Kindle Learning Projects Projects

Lesson Ideas Lesson Ideas Interim Collaboration Website Interim Collaboration Website Q&A Q&A

Text to SpeechText to Speech

Your kindle can read aloud your Your kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, magazines, holder), newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents with blogs, and personal documents with the kindle experimental application the kindle experimental application Text-too-speech.Text-too-speech.

Text to Speech - Turning OnText to Speech - Turning On

Text to Speech- Turning OnText to Speech- Turning On

Simply hold down the Sym button and Shift key to start and press the keys again to stop.

Text to Speech- ModificationText to Speech- Modification Once text to speech is Once text to speech is

enabled, you may enabled, you may pause, change the pause, change the speech rate or change speech rate or change the speaking voice. To the speaking voice. To modify settings, simply modify settings, simply click on the text key click on the text key and the menu included and the menu included in the screen shot will in the screen shot will be displayed. Navigate be displayed. Navigate through the options through the options using the 5 way switch. using the 5 way switch.

Text Key Symbol

Highlighting Text Highlighting Text

Step 1 Step 1 Move the cursor Move the cursor

next to the word next to the word where you would where you would like to highlight like to highlight text using the 5 text using the 5 way switch way switch


Step 2 Step 2

Using the right Using the right arrow on the 5 arrow on the 5 switch, begin to switch, begin to highlight your highlight your chosen text. chosen text.


Step 3 Step 3 Click on the done Click on the done

button in the button in the center of the 5 center of the 5 way switch to way switch to confirm. Notice confirm. Notice that your that your highlighted text is highlighted text is now underlined in now underlined in grey. grey.

Adding Notes to a PassageAdding Notes to a Passage

Step 1 Step 1

Move the Move the cursor next to cursor next to the word where the word where you would like you would like to add a note to add a note using the 5 way using the 5 way switch switch


Step 2 Begin typing in the keyboard to create your note.


Step 3 Continue typing in text and it will appear in window. Once you have completed your note, simply navigate with the 5 way switch and click on save note


Step 4 To view a note on a page, simply use the 5 way switch and highlight the numbered footnote and your note will appear below.

Viewing AnnotationsViewing Annotations

Clippings Clippings

Clippings Clippings

Dictionaries Dictionaries





Resources (Creating Collections and Resources (Creating Collections and Libraries) Libraries)

Case Studies from other Kindle Case Studies from other Kindle Learning Projects Learning Projects

Lesson Ideas Lesson Ideas Interim Collaboration Website Interim Collaboration Website Q&AQ&A

Collections Collections

Collections are used to Collections are used to personalize the way you personalize the way you organize your books, organize your books, personal documents, personal documents, and Audible books to and Audible books to make it easier to find make it easier to find items.items.

ELL Collections ELL Collections

Content Resources - ELLContent Resources - ELL






CollectionsCollections

CollectionsCollections


Resources (Creating Collections and Resources (Creating Collections and Libraries)Libraries)



Case Study – iRead Case Study – iRead (Ghana) (Ghana)

iREAD involved the wireless iREAD involved the wireless distribution of over 32,000 local and distribution of over 32,000 local and international digital books using international digital books using Kindle Kindle

e-readers to 350 students and teachers e-readers to 350 students and teachers at six pilot schools in Ghana’s Eastern at six pilot schools in Ghana’s Eastern Region between November 2010 and Region between November 2010 and September 2011.September 2011.

Case Study – iRead (Ghana) Case Study – iRead (Ghana)

Increased access to a number and variety of Increased access to a number and variety of books and other supplementary reading books and other supplementary reading materials read by the participants of the study materials read by the participants of the study

••Improved student performance on Improved student performance on standardized tests of reading, writing, and standardized tests of reading, writing, and English proficiency among study participants English proficiency among study participants

••Reduced waiting periods in classrooms for Reduced waiting periods in classrooms for classroom material classroom material

••Reduced net cost of production, translation, Reduced net cost of production, translation, and distribution of supplemental reading and distribution of supplemental reading material material


Kids learned to use e-readers Kids learned to use e-readers quickly quickly even though 43 percent of even though 43 percent of them had never used a computer them had never used a computer before. before.

Also, not surprisingly, they were quick Also, not surprisingly, they were quick to discover “the multimedia aspects of to discover “the multimedia aspects of the e-reader, such as music and the e-reader, such as music and Internet features. Internet features.


Primary school students’ test Primary school students’ test scores improved. scores improved. The reading scores The reading scores of primary-school students who of primary-school students who received e-readers increased from received e-readers increased from 12.9 percent to 15.7 percent12.9 percent to 15.7 percent, , depending on whether they got depending on whether they got additional reading support. That was an additional reading support. That was an improvement of 4.8 percent to 7.6 improvement of 4.8 percent to 7.6 percent percent above the scores of kids in above the scores of kids in control classrooms without e-readers. control classrooms without e-readers.


Kids shared their e-readers with Kids shared their e-readers with their families and friends. their families and friends. Students Students got to take their e-readers home at got to take their e-readers home at night and many reported sharing the night and many reported sharing the devices. Kids in the study had an devices. Kids in the study had an average of five siblings, so “the e-average of five siblings, so “the e-reader’s reach potentially extended to reader’s reach potentially extended to many people beyond the device’s many people beyond the device’s owner.” owner.” Some kids whose parents Some kids whose parents were illiterate read to their were illiterate read to their parents from their e-readers.parents from their e-readers.


Increased access to books Increased access to books Increased enthusiasm towards reading Increased enthusiasm towards reading Increased resources for teachers Increased resources for teachers Increased technological skills Increased technological skills Increased performance on standardized Increased performance on standardized

scores at the primary level, especially scores at the primary level, especially among primary students receiving OCE among primary students receiving OCE interventions interventions


Kindles break too easily. Kindles break too easily. Worldreader Worldreader had not predicted how many Kindles would had not predicted how many Kindles would break: 243 out of 600, or 40.5 percent. break: 243 out of 600, or 40.5 percent. Each time an e-reader broke, Worldreader Each time an e-reader broke, Worldreader sent it back to Amazon to conduct “a post-sent it back to Amazon to conduct “a post-mortem analysis.” Turns out “fragile mortem analysis.” Turns out “fragile screens are the main weakness” and screens are the main weakness” and Amazon is working on Kindles with Amazon is working on Kindles with reinforced screens (at the same cost), reinforced screens (at the same cost), which started shipping to Ghana in October which started shipping to Ghana in October 2011.2011.

Case Study – eReader Rivercrest Case Study – eReader Rivercrest (USA)(USA) Study conducted among low-reading-ability Study conducted among low-reading-ability

middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th in middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th in Dallas, Texas (USA). Dallas, Texas (USA).

••The study took place in two reading The study took place in two reading improvement classes in Rivercrest Middle School improvement classes in Rivercrest Middle School with a total of 199 students with a total of 199 students

••Students were given the option to use Kindle e-Students were given the option to use Kindle e-readers during their scheduled sustained silent readers during their scheduled sustained silent reading time. reading time.

••The devices were loaded with 25 books, The devices were loaded with 25 books, including titles like including titles like The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz and and Black Black Beauty Beauty and ghost stories and scary stories like and ghost stories and scary stories like Forever Neverland Forever Neverland and and They're Coming for You: They're Coming for You: Scary Stories That Scream to Be ReadScary Stories That Scream to Be Read. .

Case Study – eReader Rivercrest Case Study – eReader Rivercrest (USA)(USA) After two months, most of the students reported After two months, most of the students reported

that they had read one to four books during the that they had read one to four books during the sustained silent reading period. sustained silent reading period.

••In the study, pre- and post-assessments using the In the study, pre- and post-assessments using the Motivation to Read Profile (tested by Gambrell, Motivation to Read Profile (tested by Gambrell, Palmer, Codling, & Mazzoni, 1996) found significant Palmer, Codling, & Mazzoni, 1996) found significant gains in students' attitudes about the value of gains in students' attitudes about the value of reading and their view of themselves as readers, reading and their view of themselves as readers, especially among the boys.especially among the boys.

•One boy said he liked the e-reader because the book he was reading was always available—he didn't have to worry about someone else reading it or taking it out of the classroom. Another boy pointed out that the e-reader enabled him to read what he wanted without carrying around a lot of books.

Case Study – eReader Rivercrest Case Study – eReader Rivercrest (USA)(USA)

Responding to text is one way that students establish comprehension and improve their skill in understanding, predicting, and critically analyzing what they read.

•Larson (2009, 2010) observed students spontaneously using the highlight feature of the Kindle called "My Clippings" to leave personal notes and questions about what they were reading.

•The study concluded that such features were a valuable way for middle school students to demonstrate the reflection that must accompany meaningful reading.


The Student The Student VoicesVoices

•The e-reader has very good books. •It’s cool because it's like a computer. •I like the dictionary. •It is easy to use. •It helps me read faster. •I like to read more now because the stories are interesting to me. • I better understand what I read.


•DC Public Schools piloted a program with Kindle eReaders in two middle schools. The goal of this program was to explore the impact of Kindle use on middle school students' motivation to read.

•Pilot participants were from eighth-grade English inclusion classes at Hart Middle School and Read 180 classes at Deal Middle School. The information shared through this project explores the advantages and challenges of using Kindles in these education settings and gives potential users general information about integrating this technology into their instructional programs.


http://dc.gov/DCPS/Beyond+the+Classroom/Educational+Technology+&+Library+Services/eReader+Pilot+Program





Lesson IdeasLesson Ideas •• Reading books with students and then Reading books with students and then

asking reading comprehension questions, asking reading comprehension questions, with small prizes for correct answers. with small prizes for correct answers.

Asking students to identify certain parts of Asking students to identify certain parts of speech within the stories on their e-speech within the stories on their e-readers. readers.

Prompting students with open-ended Prompting students with open-ended higher level inference questions. For higher level inference questions. For example, students are asked to predict example, students are asked to predict what might happen next, why a character what might happen next, why a character may have acted a certain way, etc. may have acted a certain way, etc.

Writing responses to the books Writing responses to the books

Best PracticesBest Practices Establish a process for reporting and fixing broken Establish a process for reporting and fixing broken

devices devices Develop an asset management process/system Develop an asset management process/system Provide students with access to basic training on the Provide students with access to basic training on the

kindle kindle Ensure that students have access to reliable power Ensure that students have access to reliable power

sources for re-charging devices sources for re-charging devices Attempt to identify facilitates with access to Wi-Fi Attempt to identify facilitates with access to Wi-Fi If possible, provide students with access to 1-2 If possible, provide students with access to 1-2

notebooks and pens/pencils. notebooks and pens/pencils. Provide students with specific lesson plan goals and Provide students with specific lesson plan goals and

develop some form of an incentive system. develop some form of an incentive system. Ensure that you have established regular meeting times Ensure that you have established regular meeting times

with students. with students. Develop a communications plan with students. Develop a communications plan with students. Determine feasibility of providing students with access Determine feasibility of providing students with access

to headphones to headphones



Case Studies from other Kindle Case Studies from other Kindle Learning ProjectsLearning Projects

Lesson Ideas Lesson Ideas Interim Collaboration WebsiteInterim Collaboration Website Q&AQ&A

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Case Studies from other Kindle Case Studies from other Kindle Learning ProjectsLearning Projects


Future Training Topics Future Training Topics Accessing Kindle Store or other Accessing Kindle Store or other

resources and downloading them resources and downloading them onto devices onto devices

Sending documents to the Kindle Sending documents to the Kindle utilizing email utilizing email

Sharing notes electronically either via Sharing notes electronically either via wireless or through USB connection wireless or through USB connection to a computer to a computer

Importing dictionaries Importing dictionaries

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