The good news: My administrator has purchased Kindles for SpEd students. Bad news: By default, I am now the program coordinator and I've not used one. I get the basic idea. Our school is 97% Title I with a large percentage below poverty level. My fear is that the equipment will languish in storage or become ebay fodder. Any ideas on how to administer the program, providing text, or teaching lessons?

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Kindle uses pdf files. I can convert and allow extra time for worksheets and other assignments. 97 % of our students fall below poverty level. Purchasing books and magazines for reading is probably going to fall into a library type program.

My school is an alternative Public Charter High School. Low reading levels are at issue. I use several different tools to address adolescent reading. The Kindles are a surprise.
Finding materials at the appropriate reading levels will be your first concern. The Kindles themselves are easy to use, it is really a digital version of the book using pdf files. Using the Kindle will be like reading any book as far as lesson planning goes,
Check out this teacher's blog . . . . and see how this can work for you . . .

http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/15/kindles-in-the-classroom-world-h...

Good Luck,
Ann

(IMHO: I'm not entirely sold on Kindles for students .. . .but willing to consider the possibilities)

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