The school provides nooks to its students so that they are capable of having access to their desired material quickly. The simplicity of buying literary works for about $7.99 and having 500 pages instantly download and be ready to read within a minute is superb. The nooks erase the difficulty of finding a particular book in a store or the time and hassle of ordering from Amazon. This fast and convenient feature is especially helpful on reading days in class when I have not previously gotten my book, but can download the work walking into class and still be productive. Nooks have expanded my reading material possibilities, improved my book buying experience, and reduced my expenses.
Still, my classmates and I have experienced some setbacks using the nooks. Initially, setting up and programming the nooks was confusing for the entire class; however, with time, we all found the nooks to be quite intuitive. Downloading books from the school's wifi is flawless and quick, but outside of school I have found wifi connectivity unreliable or impossible. One of the first weekends with the nooks I planned to download The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, but could not start my reading until Monday because the wifi would not connect. My reading experience has not been negatively impacted by using a nook and enjoy taking home one fewer book for homework.
Despite some flaws, the use of nooks for Readers' Choice was a progressive decision that exposed students to new technology and alternate studying methods that maybe helpful in the future. Personally, the limitations on the nook do not belittle the reading experience in any considerable measure and those who prefer books find their copies easily with a little extra work.
I would definitely say that the Nooks proved to have some problems. However, I do agree that it was a very progressive move for the board of education to provide this new technology for our class. I actually didn't find the nook to be that much cheaper, though. It was only a couple dollars less than a physical copy, so I personally prefer to buy the real thing for a little bit more. I also just love the new book smell.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this post Katie! You're a really good writer. I agree with the fact that the teachers thought the ereaders would be a better idea than they turned out to be. Programming the nooks was something my class struggled with as well! Downloading the books instantly was so convenient but something I had trouble with personally was keeping my kindle charged. It was always dead and when i brought it home to charge I would leave it there. There were certainly more setbacks to ereaders than not!
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