Sentences with phrase «reading electronic text»

Two, it seems that iBooks is optimized for aesthetics and tries to reproduce a paper book reading experience, whereas Kindle's iPad book reader is fairly simple and straightforward and optimized for the simple act of reading electronic text.

Not exact matches

But two things that should not get lost in the hurrahs, here, is that 1) even digital texts have a carbon footprint, based on the energy needed to find, download and read them, and 2) not everyone yet has ready access to or comfort manipulating the electronic hardware needed to digest digital docs.

The original objection to electronic books revolved around the experience of reading text on a screen.

Three - fourths of more than 500 students surveyed, ages 5 - 17, said they wanted to read the paper versions of books, and more than six in 10 preferred the traditional text to reading online, even though most expect that electronic devices will be the dominant...

Make electronic texts a viable part of our curriculum and pedagogy in reading teacher education.

Digital tools and features that accompany eBooks and other electronic student resources are designed to help students read closely and focus on the essential understandings of a text.

Research on how reading teacher education can be enhanced through the use of electronic media and texts must accompany our program development efforts.

It supports differentiation and inclusion by outlining and illustrating the major components of supported text, provides examples of electronic books containing supported text, discusses conclusions drawn from our experiences creating and using supported text with at - risk readers, and presents a theory of electronic reading.

The fundamental issues remain similar (e.g., teachers or textbooks as drivers of the curriculum, student challenges when using text in courses, cost of books); however, the advent of new technologies, like electronic text (e-text) and reading devices (e-readers) have added more complexity to the discussion.

Although 67 % of respondents had used e-readers or e-text, most preservice teachers reported preferring to read from paper text, with 67 % stating that they agreed or strongly agreed that they preferred paper to electronic text on the preinstructional survey.

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On the 2013 Civic, you get standard Bluetooth, a USB jack, Pandora radio, a rear camera, text messages from your smartphone read aloud, and electronic stability control.

This is done to make reading long texts easier on the eye and brain, which can soon get tired from reading lengthy data on an electronic screen.

I've heard mixed feelings on the idea of owning an electronic device that allows one to download the text of a book and read it — in full!

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Vermont - based vanity publisher Peter Campbell - Copp has been sentenced to jail for fraud; Scientific American examines the physiological differences between reading print or electronic texts; novelist Randy Susan Meyers discusses the pressures of social media self - promotion; and other news.

Total Boox's reading application allow you to purchase a full - text digital literature and electronic books, by pre-paying a certain amount of money, to be spent against actual viewing of any pages of such Digital Content (as defined below), in accordance with the portions and / or segments actually viewed by you.

Scientific American examines the physiological differences between reading print or electronic texts, suggesting reading screens may drain «mental resources.»

It can be read, written, copied and printed by any simple text editor or word processor on any electronic device.

He also decided to store the electronic texts (eTexts) in the simplest way, using the plain text format called Plain Vanilla ASCII, so they can be read easily by any machine, operating system or software.

There are no disadvantages to reading from electronic reading devices compared with reading printed texts.

An eBook is an electronic version of a printed book that can easily be read on a computer or handheld device, with properly formatted text and images, no matter the size of the screen.

«Customers love the electronic ink display that reads like paper, with no glare, even in bright daylight, the unparalleled convenience of 3G for downloading books in less than 60 seconds, and with our new touch technology and a unique combination of features you won't find anywhere else — Text - to - Speech and our new technologies EasyReach and X-ray — we've made it easier than ever to read and explore Kindle with one hand.»

Just as having all documents in an electronic format would allow all text books to be carried to all classes and if wanted allow for students to read material in years ahead of the class they are currently in.

Most Ebook readers present electronic version of text using E Ink technology which makes it better to read even in bright sunlight, as if reading an actual book.

As if the advent of dedicated e-readers and PC or tablet - based reading apps wasn't innovative enough, a new design for electronic reading has gained widespread popularity: digital books via text messaging.

Also when reading I do not want the «book» or ereader going off telling me I have texts or phone calls or other electronic using nerds trying to disturb my immersion into whatever I'm reading.

The feature, which reads text in a stiff - sounding electronic voice, is still available for all books on the new Kindle, which was unveiled in February.

When we talk about an ebook, we really mean a digital version of a printed text that we can read on a handheld electronic device like a miniature laptop computer — two quite separate things, once again.

With the dual - screen design, users can read a text or newspaper on the larger upper screen, which uses monochrome electronic paper display technology, and also check hyperlinked multimedia information on the lower, smaller color LCD screen.

This is because electronic screens work by generating light, which may cause eyestrain or discomfort while reading text for long periods of time, while books simply reflect natural light from the environment.

Tech Chat 90 covers latest options for reading electronic books including: amazon books on the PC, latest iOS apps, bookshare on the Mac, RFB&D on the PC and Mac, publicly available audio books and electronic texts, Audible, NLS Bard, online... Continue reading →

While commercial publishers work on their project to bring 1000 Great New Zealand ebooks to market, the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) has been quietly working to convert its... Read more >

On the front is a HD camera, with the Fire HDX 8.9 adding a rear - facing 8 - megapixel counterpart with electronic image stabilization, a wide - aperture 5P f2.2 lens, and an LED flash, and while it has approximately 11 hours of battery life in mixed use, the Fire HDX automatically powers down the processor and unneeded extras when used for reading, shifting stored text to a dedicated low - power memory unit and boosting battery life when reading to up to 17 hours.

Alex's dual - screen display design brings together the efficiency of reading on a monochrome EPD (electronic paper display) screen while dynamic hyperlinked multimedia information and third party input on its secondary color LCD screen, actually an integrated Android mobile device, opens a rich world of Internet content to support the text on the main screen.

Alex's revolutionary dual - screen display design brings together the efficiency of reading on a monochrome EPD (electronic paper display) screen while dynamic hyperlinked multimedia information and third party input on its secondary color LCD screen, actually an integrated Android mobile device, opens a rich world of Internet content to support the text on the main screen.

An ebook is a file containing text and / or images that can be read on a computer or another electronic device.

Another study20 shows that, as long as the text presentation is identical, there are no significant differences between reading print and reading electronic books.

Texting is broadly defined to include entering text into an electronic device or reading any display that comes through an electronic device.

I suspect the Law Society could figure out a way to sent around the headnotes (done by the OR team) with the electronic version, so members could read the headnotes before deciding if they want to go to CanLii for the full text.

According to Chapter 99 of the Sunset Valley municipal code, a person commits an offense if, while operating a vehicle on a public roadway, the person uses a hand - held mobile communication device to either engage in a call; send, read, or write a text message; view pictures or written text whether transmitted by internet or other electronic means; engage in gaming; or engage in any other use of the device.

In addition to suffering their own injuries, pedestrians choosing to text, read email or be distracted while on their electronic devices often harm others.

composing, sending, reading, accessing, browsing, transmitting, saving, or retrieving electronic data such as e-mail, text messages, or webpages

An ASCII resume is an electronic resume in a common text language (plain text) that any type of computer and software can read.