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Currently I am doing research on EBooks, and tracing the history of how EBooks and Ereaders were invented. It really is fascinating. The person who invented the first EBook had no intention of doing it for personal gain or profit...he simply wanted people to get information for free. The person who thought up the prototype for a laptop/tablet PC had no intention of doing it for personal gain or profit...he simply wanted children to have an educational tool where they could learn problem solving and critical thinking skills through digital media.

If only these men knew how the educational technology industry boomed, and if only they knew that there is no tangible proof that electronic resources have any pedagogical value beyond traditional teaching strategies and materials. This is what I am really trying to find out--if EBooks have any pedagogical value beyond traditional print books, and if reading from an EBook affects reading comprehension and retention.

In any case, this EBook research has caused me to take a hiatus from 23 More Things on a Stick. In the next few days, I will get a taste of my last ten Web 2.0 things and make the June 20th deadline. :)