Today procrastinating students don’t even have to read the CliffsNotes to prepare for class—they can watch them! CliffsNotes, AOL, Coalition Films and Survivor producer Mark Burnett have teamed up to launch a CliffsNotes animated web series.
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Nearly a generation of children got turned on to reading by LeVar Burton during 155 episodes of the PBS television series Reading Rainbow. The creative minds behind that successful series, which ran from 1983 to 2006, are behind a new venture called RRKidz that plans to apply the concepts behind Reading Rainbow to iPad apps.
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These days many young people are so preoccupied with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online distractions that they are losing interest in reading books. Portuguese book publisher Leya wanted to find a way to change that and get people interested in reading once again. The solution? Leya thought, why not bring books to the Facebook walls of potential readers. They launched a campaign called Fbooks, telling book stories interactively on Facebook.
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It probably comes as no surprise to learn that with the upswing in children’s use of technology comes a downswing in the time they spend reading books. However, a new study reveals that children might be enticed to read more if they were given access to books on an e-reader. The definition of “read” varies depending on who you ask though: parents have a more traditional view of reading, whether for enjoyment or entertainment, while a significant portion of the children surveyed consider getting texts and Facebook status updates to be time spent reading. Read below the jump for more from this nation-wide study and its implications.
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Summer reading is a time-honored tradition for both students who have to adhere to school lists and adults who just want a great beach read. These days, social media can help you get excited about reading in the season that was made for it. Read more
Everybody writes differently. And I’m not talking about their personal style of the vocabulary they use. I’m talking about the method in which they construct written work. The system I often employ when writing a lengthy item, includes writing sentences and paragraphs and then shuffling them around, filling in the gaps as I go.
A new Website, Paragraphr, must hope that I’m not alone in the piece and puzzle approach. Billed as an online platform for people who love reading and writing, it’s important to note that the site is currently in Alpha – and it looks it. Read more
