OverDrive Expands Teaching Possibilities for International Education Week November 13-17, 2000 With Microsoft Reader eBooks.Business Editors, High Tech Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 OverDrive(R) Inc.'s 3e Program Aids International Awareness of eBooks with $2.5 Million eBook Authoring Software Donation From schoolhouses in the Australian Outback to above the Arctic Circle Arctic Circle, imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66 1-2°N latitude, i.e., 23 1-2° south of the North Pole. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the winter solstice (about Dec. , eBooks are expanding reading opportunities for educators. Now, wherever there is a PC and an Internet connection, teachers can create and access an ever-expanding list of books...in electronic form. In a world filled with interactive video games See video game console. and websites, eBooks seem natural to kids, and they help make learning fun and easy. To facilitate this reading revolution, OverDrive, Inc. is donating $2.5 million of ReaderWorks(R) eBook authoring software to educators and libraries worldwide. Through the 3e Education Program, which stands for eReading, eWriting and eBooks, OverDrive is committed to encouraging reading and writing by allowing students and educators to take advantage of emerging eBook technology. Application for the software donation program can be found at the 3e Education website: www.overdrive.com/readerworks/edu ReaderWorks(R) authoring software allows teachers, educators and students of all ages to easily transform their term papers, book reports, and other content into eBooks for the Microsoft(R) Reader with ClearType(TM). The software allows users to create their own cover art and content, which makes reading, writing and learning more exciting. Students throughout the world will be able to share their stories, experiences, and cultures in an eBook form that can be easily shared through the Internet and the World Wide Web. 3e Education Program participants have seen a difference in their students. Once the kids learn the basic steps of the software, they are amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. at seeing their writing put into book form complete with cover art and by-lines. Educators say that there is a sheer pleasure in seeing students give their thoughts and ideas life. About OverDrive OverDrive, Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , is a worldwide leader in eBook authoring, content management, and Digital Rights Management tools and services for the ePublishing industry. Its ReaderWorks and Open eBook An XML-based standard for electronic books and Web publishing from the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.idpf.org). Introduced in 1999 and officially known as the "Open eBook Publication Structure Specification" (OEBPS), Open eBook publications are not read directly by an e-book Format (OEB See Open eBook. ) products are sold through its website at www.overdrive.com/readerworks. OverDrive has successfully developed and delivered thousands of commercial titles for leading trade, reference, education and business publishers. About Microsoft Corp(R) and Microsoft(R) Reader Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Microsoft Reader Microsoft Reader is a Microsoft program for reading of e-books. The current version for desktops is 2.6.1 (Build), copyright 2000-2007, and requires Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows XP Tablet Edition - UMPC only. Version 2.1. with Clear Type technology was introduced in April 2000 with the release of Windows-powered PocketPC devices. On August 8, 2000, Microsoft announced the release of a desktop computer version of Reader, which, like the PocketPC version, provides computer users with a reading experience very near that of paper. Reader can be obtained as a free download at www.microsoft.com/reader/. About International Education Week The International Education Week website, which provides useful resources to assist in planning and implementing International Education Week activities, can be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/iep/ For more information contact Cameron Kissel This article is about a dessert. For the car company, see Kissel Motor Car Company. Kissel (Kisiel in Polish, kiisseli in Finnish) is a popular dessert in Eastern and Northern Europe. , via email at ckissel@overdrive.com or by phone at 216.573.6886 ext 207. |
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