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Many English language learners also need assistive and adaptive devices for educational purposes. Share with your colleagues ONE online resource that is supportive of both kinds of learner needs.

E-Books on Apple Devices

Shaking up the nascent market for electronic books for the second time in two months, Amazon.com will begin selling e-books for reading on Apple’s popular iPhone and iPod Touch. Amazon says its Kindle 2 and devices like Apple’s iPhone and iPod are complementary.

Starting Wednesday, owners of these Apple devices can download a free application, Kindle for iPhone and iPod Touch, from Apple’s App Store. The software will give them full access to the 240,000 e-books for sale on Amazon.com, which include a majority of best sellers.

Citation: NY Times Articlle, Amazon to Sell E-Books for Apple Devices
By BRAD STONE
Published: March 4, 2009

Language Assessment and Standards

ePortfolios have been adopted by the School of Education as an acceptable vehicle for student and course evaluation. One criticism of ePortfolios is their 'subjective' form of analysis. What is your opinion of the use of ePortfolios assessing language learning of students?