I am a Kindle addict - and I happen to love the recent update that allows me to send my highlights/note to Twitter if I choose and the way that I can now categorize my books. Now that I have had it a while, I have also fallen in love with how I can tag and make notes digitally and then view my "clippings."
There is one new feature, which allows me to see the most favorite highlights of the book I am reading. I have to admit that after one chapter, I turned this feature off. It was a little like buying the used textbook in the college bookstore that someone had already hightlighted.
I worked hard to teach my students "selective highlighting." It was important that they didn't randomly highlight text but were thoughtful about what (and why) they highlighted portions. I encouraged them to interact with the text and came up with lots of ways to "highlight" the textbooks (highlighter tape, use of overhead transparencies, etc.)
But now - the possibilities are endless. Just read this recent blog post and see how students can digitally make notes and use them. I am trying to think outside my Kindle and play with the other applications mentioned in order to help teachers use the tools they (and their students) have handy. I don't think this will replace the traditional note-taking/highlighter method, but I do think it will change our practice.
What do you think?
(BTW - there seems to be a pricing war with e-readers lately. If you are looking for one, now might be the time!)
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