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The time students spend using mobile devices is making an impact on the reading experience both inside and outside the classroom. The authors--a doctoral student and a fourth-grade language arts and science teacher--designed and implemented a unit on landforms that included nonfiction reading, with...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 31 - 37
Main Authors Barger, Bettle Parsons, Notwell, Mary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon National Science Teachers Association 01.12.2013
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic Standards
Coastal barriers
E-books
Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
Elementary School Science
Feedback (Response)
Grade 4
Interviews
Landforms
Language Arts
Language teachers
Nonfiction
Printed Materials
Reading
Science Instruction
Science teachers
Scientific Research
Student Attitudes
Student Research
Students
Tablet computers
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching methods
Tectonic landforms
Telecommunications
Volcanic landforms
Volcanoes
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Summary:The time students spend using mobile devices is making an impact on the reading experience both inside and outside the classroom. The authors--a doctoral student and a fourth-grade language arts and science teacher--designed and implemented a unit on landforms that included nonfiction reading, with both traditional print books and eBooks on iPads, along with research on student-selected topics. In this article they outline their discoveries for the landform unit, as well as the assignments. The then describe the research process and draw conclusions, based on teacher observation, a variety of assessments, and student interviews.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812
DOI:10.2505/4/sc13_051_04_31