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Larson, L. (November 2009). e-Reading and e-Responding: New Tools for the Next Generation of Readers. //Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 53, 255-258//.

The use of e-books if becoming more common in schools around the country, in this article the students use e-books to read two different stories. The students read Christopher Paul Curtis’s //Bud ,Not Buddy// and //The Watsons Go to Birmingham.// There were 10 fifth-graders that were able to use the e-books, they were all asked how they felt about using the e-book. Eight of the students were excited about using them, one was neutral, and the other was not a fan of the e-books and much rather would have had an actual book. As the students began using the e-books they discovered different tools and features that they could use while reading the books. They were able to highlight important ideas, quotes, and character names. They also liked that they could add “sticky notes” and add comments to certain sentences or questions that they had about quotes and passages. Students were asked after using the e-books their thoughts, they all agreed that using the e-books were way “more fun since there were so many cool tools.” Students knowledge can be assessed by using this tool by having them highlight certain important parts. I thought it was interesting how the in the article is said people around their 20’s just as myself, even though we use technology everyday are not huge fan of e-books. I agree I would rather hold the actual book rather than read it on a computer screen.