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Planet eBook

Posted by John Dalziel on Saturday, April 2, 2011, In : eBooks 
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Planet eBook hosts works of classic literature — free to download without needing a log-in or membership.

82 books are currently hosted in the library as PDF files, which can be opened and read on any computer or smartphone.

The books available on Planet eBook are all public domain material; meaning they can be...

  • downloaded;
  • copied;
  • printed; and
  • shared without requiring authorization from the author or publisher — as long as individuals do not modify the content or sell ...

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LoudLit

Posted by John Dalziel on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, In : Multimedia 

LoudLit is a good place to find free audio recordings of well known works of literature.

Many websites do this, but what makes LoudLit unique, and useful for practitioners, is the option of reading the text online while listening to the reading of the text.

LoudLit is a great resource for struggling readers.

Learners can...

  • use LoudLit to follow along with the reading of a text.
  • use individual computers to progress at their own pace.
Visit http://www.loudlit.org/ to find out more.

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LitCharts

Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, In : Literature 

LitCharts is an online service that provides outlines and summaries of classic literature.

Most of the outlines and summaries are ten pages, give or take a page or two.

LitCharts...

  • colour code...
    • the themes addressed and
    • the symbolism 
...within a particular work. The colour coding makes it easy to quickly pick out the themes and symbols in each chapter of a book.
  • can be...
    • viewed online,
    • downloaded as PDFs, or
    • accessed through iPhone applications.

Note: LitCharts provides n...


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About Me

John Dalziel
Liverpool Uk

John Dalziel I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.

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