Wednesday, February 15, 2012

iBooks

Watch iBooks video. The iBookstore has many books available for no cost.  Preview a book by downloading the sample. E-textbooks are indescribably awesome.  Major publishers - Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt - are creating e-textbooks now. See the Gallery of Titles available now. Amazing! Watch how e-textbooks come alive.  Worth reading - Apple Joins e-Textbook Party

 Activity
1. Tap Store. Download four books.
2. Arrange your shelf.
3. Open a book:
    a. change the size of text to suit you.
    b. bookmark four pages.
    c. use the search feature to find something specific.
    d. highlight six instances.
    e. create four notes.
    f.  use the definition feature.