Journal 9

Reading Redefined for a Transmedia Universe

Lamb, Annette. "Reading Redefined for a Transmedia Universe." Leading & Learning. 39.3 (2011): 13-17. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-november-2011.asp&xgt;.

In this article, “Reading Redefined for a Transmedia Universe” written by Annette Lamb explores how reading a book has changed over the years. A couple of years back a book was simply pages with text which told a story. But now with all the technology enhancements ebook have become very popular. E-books is a new way to read novels over devices for example a computer. Some e-books provide features that allows the reader to click on text or pictures that provide more information. I believe this can be a great source for young students to get them interested in reading.  Lamb explained that e-books can also be considered distracted for readers because of all the features. Technology is everywhere and e-books is another source that allows people to have easy access to be able to read a novel in an instant.

Question 1: Should students be able to read e-books?

In my opinion students should have the option to either read books through a online database paper book. I personally am a visual learner which having access to e-books can get me interested in books. When I was younger I had a hard time focusing on a books, I think having e-books students will understand the book better. Also, I think that because it has features to help understand the novel you will get more out of a book. When it comes to textbooks I think it can really help students in many ways as far as understand the material better.

Question 2: How is reading changing over the years using technology?

Reading has definitely changed over the years and e-books has become one of the most famous ones that everyone is using. One thing that I like about being able to read these books is that we are able to open them from anywhere from a smartphone to a computer.Technology is very important and when is used responsibly it can be one of the best sources out there. Having the ability to enjoy a book from your computer can save you time and money.