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An empirical investigation into the use of digital photo frames as low cost e-book readers

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Thorne, Jean-Paul Thinyane, Hannah
Abstract	Tablet computers and e-book readers are growing in popularity, with proponents of the technology citing the device's size, ease of updating content, clarity of the screen (particularly with electronic ink), and ability to store and carry multiple books in a lightweight form. Within the context of education, these devices have begun to be prescribed by schools and universities to replace paper based textbooks. Although tablet computers and e-book readers offer significant advantages over paper-based textbooks, the current cost of the device makes them inaccessible for many users. Digital photo frames on the other hand provide similar functionality to e-book readers, for a fraction of the cost. This paper presents an empirical investigation into the use of digital photo frames as low cost ebook readers in three disadvantaged schools in South Africa. It investigates their use across primary school and high schools, highlighting teachers and learners' enthusiasm about the ability for all learners to be able to see class material without having to print it out. Questionnaires, observations, focus-groups and interviews were all used to solicit participants' perceptions and use of the technology. The data collected was thematically and categorically analysed. Most of the drawbacks emanated from hardware issues experienced by one class in a particular model of digital photo frame. This investigation concluded that digital photo frames could be successfully integrated into the classroom if teachers are provided with adequate training.
Starting Page	270
Ending Page	276
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781450313087
DOI	10.1145/2389836.2389868
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2012-10-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	E-book reader Digital photo frame Improving classroom teaching
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
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9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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