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Evaluating iPad Applications: Are They Readable?

Evaluating iPad Applications: Are They Readable?

Jean Kiekel, E.E. Kirk
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466639744|ISBN10: 1466639741|EISBN13: 9781466639751
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3974-4.ch008
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Kiekel, Jean, and E.E. Kirk. "Evaluating iPad Applications: Are They Readable?." Technological Tools for the Literacy Classroom, edited by Jeff Whittingham, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 119-134. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3974-4.ch008

APA

Kiekel, J. & Kirk, E. (2013). Evaluating iPad Applications: Are They Readable?. In J. Whittingham, S. Huffman, W. Rickman, & C. Wiedmaier (Eds.), Technological Tools for the Literacy Classroom (pp. 119-134). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3974-4.ch008

Chicago

Kiekel, Jean, and E.E. Kirk. "Evaluating iPad Applications: Are They Readable?." In Technological Tools for the Literacy Classroom, edited by Jeff Whittingham, et al., 119-134. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3974-4.ch008

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Abstract

Traditional classrooms based solely on textbooks and print-based reading material no longer fit ways students gain knowledge. Advances and innovations in technology are changing the way students of all ages learn. The latest innovation, smaller tablet style computers such as iPads, is further changing the way technology is used in schoolrooms. Popularity of these devices and the ability to download applications to them opens a world of uses for such devices in classrooms. The appropriate use of these devices and choice of appropriate applications for educational purposes provides a new realm of research opportunities for scholars. Educators and administrators need to feel confident capital expenditures on tablet devices will fulfill the promise of a positive impact in classrooms. This chapter explores the readability of one of the more popular applications for iPads in an attempt to discover whether reading levels of the application are appropriate for students in elementary, middle, and high school.

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