Passage Master (non fiction) or Literary Luminary

    The role of the Passage Master or Literary Luminary is to select sections of text that they believe students in their reading circle might find particularly interesting, inspiring, entertaining, informative or illustrative of important key concepts. The student's job is to articulate the reason why they chose a particular selection and develop a plan for who will read and present the text. Students can chose to read the selection themselves, by a fellow classmates or silently. Afterwards the group discusses the passage.
   
Within an electronic book, it is possible to highlight and create notes for a select passage and then share annotations with a wireless sync. Media apps on the iPad offer new and engaging options for creating a plan for sharing a section of text Voice recorders and video cameras embedded within the iPad provide quick and easy access to innovative ways to share. Using screenshots of ebook passages students can select and share passages between apps. Public Domain books allow readers to copy and paste text.  The following apps are useful for recording reading and sharing text.

SoundNote
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SoundNote $4.99
Paste book passage into sound note, then record a reading
  • Create handwritten and typed notes
  • Record voice notes
  • Export notes with email or WiFi file sharing URL
  • Record, type and draw simultaneously
  • One hour of audio is only 25 MB
  • Audio notes are recorded in MP4 format
  • Students will need to re-type a passage into a note, then copy and paste that selection into Soundnote.

image/words
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image/words $1.99
Place book passages on top of images.
  • Export images to photos
  • Email files (facebook option available)
  • Retype short passages or quotes onto post-it note in iBooks. Then copy and paste the notes into images/words app. Remind students to delete the post-it they created in iBooks afterwards.
  • Share passages as a slideshow with a projector

Notability
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Notability .99 cents
Take a screen shot of a book passage, import the picture file, and then record a reading of the passage. Afterwards the file can be sent to Dropbox, where fellow students can pick it up and both see and hear the text read aloud.
  • Record Audio
  • Auto-sync notes with DropBox
  • Export notes with email, Dropbox, and iTunes File Sharing
  • Insert web-clips, photos, and drawings

WhiteBoard
PRO
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Whiteboard PRO .99 cents
Isolate a passage from an electronic book and then wirelessly broadcast it onto another iPad. Although there is not an audio recording or text feature, WhiteBoard HD can be a convenient way for the Passage master to wirelessly project a passage to a classmate to read.
  • Collaborative Drawing
  • Import images from Camera Roll
  • Connect over WiFi or Bluetooth

*The passage master will need to Import a screenshot of a passage from the iPads camera roll.


ReplayNote
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ReplayNote $4.99
Students can record themselves reading a passage and then share the file with a URL. Has Dropbox function but the ZIP file is not recognized.
  • Import PDF, photos from dropbox or the camera roll
  • Take photos from within the app
  • Voice recording
  • Record screencast of drawing on the screen
  • Annotate images or PDFs while speaking
  • Type notes
  • Export URL to movie through email, then copy and paste the URL
  • Post URL, then listen and view the passage online
  • Create multiple pages

*The passage master will need to Import a screenshot of a passage from the iPads camera roll.