Next generation textbook with inbuilt provision for assistance....

Inkling from Bulent Keles on Vimeo.
Inkling is the next generation textbook technology built on apple platform for the iPad, a learning network that combines social platforms with learning capabilities.

iPad proves to be a very helpful educational tool, especially for autistic children.

The iPad was shown in use at the Center for Communication Enhancement at Children's Hospital Boston, where it has been used to assist children with autism.

The video also highlighted how the iPad has been put to use in education, allowing students to interact with content in a new and unique way.

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Q Books in Education......now include Hairy Maclary

QBook is an eBook, iPhone and iPad app that combines a narrators voice with original picture illustrations and touchable text that is synchronised to highlight and sound when words are touched.

The QBook format has been designed with education in mind and can be used as part of a guided reading program. Our iPad Apps help with reading comprehension and early literacy development and with some of the most popular childrens stories in the world QBook is becoming the format of choice for interactive kids books on iPad.   

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy from Kiwa Media 

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is the first in a long series of books from one of the most popular children's authors in New Zealand. The rhythm, rhyme and simple plot make it good for younger readers and it sets the stage for many other adventures.

Features:

• Personalize each book with ‘this book belongs to ...’ page.
• Swipe-to-Read™ the words to hear and playback the story at your own pace.
• Touch-to-Hear™ individual words spoken.
• Touch-to-Spell™ to hear the letters that spell each and every word.
• Auto Play to enjoy the narration.
• Use the My Narration function to read and record the story yourself and customize your book.
• Paint mode can be used on each story page!
• Paint has a paint palette, brush width, move and zoom, and undo abilities!
• Tap the paint palette icon and tap a color to change the paint color!
• Tap the brush palette icon and change the slider to change the brush size!
• Tap the move icon and pinch with two fingers to zoom in and move the picture around with one finger. Tap the move icon again to continue painting!
• Tap the undo icon to undo paint strokes!
•  This QBook includes the narration, text, and user interface in English.

Check out these QBook features demonstration:

iPad Tutorial

iPad iMagineering -Penguin Books

 Presenting you with some imaginings of how books as apps might be presented on the iPad.

For further information:

Hear from Jeremy Ettinghausen, Penguin Digital Publisher
http://thepenguinblog.typepad.com/

Vistit penguin Books : http://www.penguin.co.uk/