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Promoting reading: using eBooks with gifted and advanced readers.

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| September 22, 2006 | Weber, Christine L.; Cavanaugh, Terence W. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Prufrock Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The book itself is one of the foundations of modern education. But, today there is a new book available to educators, one that integrates new technologies. Today's technology enhanced book is called an electronic book, or eBook. EBooks are textual documents that have been converted and "published" in an electronic format and are displayed on eBook readers, devices, or computers using eBook software programs. This new form of book is a relatively recent addition to book styles and offers students, teachers, and schools an additional tool for the teaching of reading and the integration of reading into content areas. Using the technology resources of computers and Internet ...

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