Tabbloid Creates Personalized Newsletters of Online Content

Research has shown that many people prefer reading longer segments of text in print rather than online. The free service Tabbloid allows users to aggregate RSS feeds of news, blog posts, and information into a printable PDF format. You can create your own schedule and have your personalized newsletter emailed to you and ready to print at your convenience. This might be a great service to offer to students for class resources, especially those who may already struggle with reading and prefer a printed collection of class materials emailed to them on a regular basis.

The Best Format to Read a Book

In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Ann Kirschner experiments with Reading Dickens Four Different Ways, ranging from old-fashioned print to new technologies: paperback, audiobook, Kindle, and iphone. This article gives a glimpse into format options for reading traditional texts that future generations of ECC students may prefer or come expect.