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Article: Teachers and Librarians Abuzz about Ripple.
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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Ripple captured the imaginations of the educators who saw its debut demo at 2009 BookExpo America. The tool, which enables people to make private audio recordings of children's picture books, officially launches on November 3, 2009. Though Ripple was originally envisioned as a way to keep grandparents, business travelers and soldiers in touch with children over long distances, teachers and librarians see a host of other ways to utilize Ripple for reading instruction (see also Ripple).
Pat Kuhn, a middle school Library Media Specialist in Pennsylvania, remarked, "What a great tool for ESL classes and reluctant readers. Students can practice reading and listening ...