For the uninitiated, Readlists is a free web tool which allows you to collate a list of URLs and then download them into a collated ebook (ePub\mobi) for offline reading in the app of your choice. As we have iPads for Years 8 and 9 at my school, it is a simple process to download the book to the iPad and use it with iBooks.
10 Reasons why I think using Readlists to create ePubs for iBooks is an excellent way to support learning:
- It's free.
- Students don't need the internet which for some is still an issue at home.
- Students can highlight key points.
- Students can make notes and stick them in a location which provides context for revisiting.
- It is possible to make the text larger for those students with vision and literacy challenges.
- For those students who struggle with organisation - they don't have to keep going back to the LMS to access links, the entire collection has already been downloaded to their device and is ready to go.
- iBooks makes it possible to change the background colour to black or sepia if the eyes need a rest.
- It's a free textbook which is more up to date than any you could buy.
- iBooks remembers where you are up to in a book and you can also bookmark your page.
- The "speak" function allows an audio reading of the book for those who require assistance.
Go on, give it a go - what do your students have to lose?
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