Joel A. Nichols

iPads® in the Library (eBook, ePUB)

Using Tablet Technology to Enhance Programs for All Ages

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Looking for a programming guide for computer tablet use in the library setting? This book provides detailed plans and instructions with specific literacy goals for child, teen, and adult audiences-exactly what librarians seeking to integrate iPad and other tablet use into their programs need. Tablet computers are fast becoming a ubiquitous technology. These devices also represent a unique opportunity for librarians and teachers because they are relatively affordable, easy to configure and maintain, and highly adaptable. Written by a practicing digital literacy instruction librarian who is also a trained children's librarian, this book offers 50 practical programming scenarios that librarians can use to integrate iPads or other tablet devices into their programming, offering different plans for toddlers and pre-K child, school-aged patrons, teenagers, adults, and even seniors. The plans provide easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and are designed to be easily adaptable to serve specific audiences. The book serves as a unique resource that helps librarians address digital literacy and bridge the digital divide by focusing on-and catering to-the needs of many age groups. Author Joel A. Nichols also provides annotated lists of apps that present librarians new to tablet computing simple and effective ways of integrating an iPad into their programs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216104773
• Artikelnr.: 68167656

Autorenporträt

Joel A. Nichols, MSLIS, is the data strategy and evaluation administrator at the Free Library of Philadelphia, where he has previously worked as a children's librarian and branch manager.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: Why iPads in the Library How to Use this Book
Program Series 1. Device Management Best Practices iPads and iOS iPad Tips
and Best Practices 2. App Selection Criteria iTunes Store Tips Essential
App Review Sources 3. Programs for Children Aged Birth to Five Using
Screens with Very Young Children: Reluctant Technology for the Under Fives
Baby & Me App Exploration Face Game Baby Storytime T is for Toddler
Assembly Required 4. Programs for School-Aged Children Family Bilingual
Storytime Classroom Visit Folktales for Second Graders After School
Research Orientation Geography Resources Cartoon Creators Lego
Self-Portraits Illustrated Acrostic Animated Name Video Climate
(Afterschool Science) The Moon Graphing Pollution Introduction to the Solar
System 5. Teen Programs Digital Storytelling and HoMaGo (Hanging Out,
Messing Around, and Geeking Out) Electronic Short Story Workshop Choose
Your Own Path Adventure Comic Instructions Two-Minute Memoir My Own
Personal Radio Songster Photo 101 Video 101 Video Survey Now in Theaters!
Time Lapse Germination Action Figure Party Design Workshop App Concept
Design Logo Maker 6. Programs for Adult Audiences Local Resources for New
Americans English Conversation Practice Citizenship Test Study Resume
Workshop Interview Prep Workshop Trolley, Train, or Trail? Effective
Presentations Crafters' Digital Portfolio Family Tree eReader Program
Adaptive Tools Brain Games Virtual Museum Visits Visual Recipe Pot Luck
Headline Discussion 7. Program Evaluation Tips Media Created Attendance and
Circulation Surveys Appendix A: 85 Essential Apps for Library Programming
Appendix B: 85 Essential Apps for Library Programming (Grouped by Subject)
Index