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SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 14, 2009 E-reader choices widen appeal of magazines, books, school texts in new formatFind a review, feature or ad mentioning a book you'd like to give or get as a gift.
Look for a report on any other entertainment, gaming or communication technology that's new or that made news this year.
List advantages of a printed newspaper that an e-reader can't duplicate easily.
Options for how to give books as holiday presents go beyond picking between hardbacks, paperbacks and audio formats. More readers of all ages have discovered the practical convenience of holding a slim, light digital-reader -- itself a popular gift item. In fact, a new Nook e-reader from Barnes & Noble is sold out until mid-January -- leaving this year's updated, enlarged Kindle DX at the top of a category Amazon has led since its original model emerged a month before Christmas 2007. Another big company, Sony, introduced two e-readers last summer, as shown on the video roundup below.
Digital books also can be read via the iPhone, iPod touch and PCs, as well as on smaller manufacturers' models such as iRex iLiad, CyBook and the Hanlin e-Reader. All this is changing the book market, including textbook publishing, and will affect magazines next. Amazon offers more than 350,000 books in electronic format and is "adding thousands of titles every week," chief executive Jeff Bezos says.
Another advance comes from five major magazine publishing groups that formed a joint venture to develop e-reader "tablet" editions. Next-generation electronic magazines, expected to appear in 2011-12, will have a page-like look and feel -- with touch-and-drag features like an iPhone. They'll have interactive capabilities that allow content updates and user-determined formatting. Print publishers know they need "a digital do-over for the next decade," says media technology blogger Ken Doctor of California. "They intend to establish a new business model itself for their digital products." Journalist says: "One of my favorite tech gadget niches this year is e-readers, electronic book-reading devices. They make great gifts for students, professionals on the go and any avid reader." -- Daniel Vasquez, South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Amazon CEO says: "It won't be too long before we're selling more electronic books than we are physical books. It's astonishing." -- Jeff Bezos Educator says: "It's wonderful not to have to lug those books around." -- Robert A. Destro, Catholic University of America law professor who has 13 texts on an e-reader Front Page Talking Points is written by
Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2024
Front Page Talking Points Archive►New book explores mental health impact of 'the phone-based childhood' ►Feds vs. Apple: Major case tests whether iPhone breaks a 19th century law against monopolies ►Beyoncé's 'historic' new album, 'Country Carter,' is 'breaking down barriers' ►Total solar eclipse next week will be a rare, memorable sight – and a vivid science lesson ►Tricky balance: Supreme Court tries to keep law and politics separate this election year ►Here's why SAT and ACT exams are back on more students' college paths ►Congress moves toward TikTok forced sale or ban for national security reasons ►Swift and sleek: Amtrak is closer to saying 'all aboard' for a new era of high-speed rail travel ►New era in space: Flying to the moon is a business for private companies now |
Step onto any school campus and you'll feel its energy. Each school is turbocharged with the power of young minds, bodies, hearts and spirits.
Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
The Sentinel is proud to spotlight some of their endeavors. Read on to see how some thoroughly modern students are helping learners of all ages connect with notable figures of the past.
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