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- 1. Audio Books inthe Digital Age Tales2Go www.tales2go.com Cathy Potter-Falmouth Elementary School Librarian cpotter@falmouthschools.org
- 2. Benefits of AudioBooks Increase comprehension Improve fluency & reading with expression Increase vocabulary Build sight word vocabulary Developing readers may read & discuss same books as more accomplished readers
- 3. Articles The LiteracyBenefits of Listening by Susan B. Neuman, PhD http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/the-lite At the Core: Audiobooks Promote Critical Reading Habits by Sharon Grover & Lizette Hannegan http://www.slj.com/2012/08/books-media/audio/at-t
- 4. Falmouth Elementary School’s Story QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
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- 6. Audio Book Formats We Owned CDs- Only one user at a time, discs become scratched and lost, must load onto a computer or use a CD player Playaways- Very expensive only one user at time, batteries required, limited list of books available Cassettes- outmoded format, soon to be obsolete
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- 8. Tales2Go Subscription Cost was reasonable for our school (Box Tops funds). More than one user may login and listen to same book. Large catalog of choices- different genres, different formats (picture books & chapter books) Available on desktop, iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch
- 9. Variety of Titlesin Different Genres http://www.tales2go.com/kids-audiobook-catalog
- 10. Variety of Optionsfor Using Tales2Go in School
- 11. Tales2Go in theClassroom
- 12. Tales2Go in theLibrary
- 13. Belkin Rockstar Turns iPad,iPod or Computer into a Listening Center
- 14. 30 Day FreeTrial http://www.tales2go.com/
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