23 Mobile Things: Thing 12

I did not try Wattpad as I don't have time to engage in social media.  Free Books has a fantastic selection ability for teaching genres and for English class book assignments.  I found it difficult to maneuver within books such as trying to get to a specific fable within Aesop's, but perhaps if I read the directions more in-depth, it would be easier.  The audio capacity appeared to require a purchase.

iStory was fun.  It was slow in downloading and the "what is your name?" beginnings were annoying, but there were some fantastic possibilities to use in teaching genres (folk tales, for example).  I attempted to use one with our Kindergarten class today, but the sound was bad (too quiet).  Could have been due to mirroring the iPad to screen and our Red Cat sound system doesn't pick up iPad sound well...not sure.  

Audiobooks would be nice for some, but I found it too difficult to find one story within a group, eg. within "American Fairy Tales" when looking for a specific one.  It was also cumbersome to avoid purchasing something.

YALSA Teen Book Finder will be helpful as I'm in the process of compiling book orders for next year.  Our policy requires 2 positive professional reviews for each title purchased and this app gives this type of info.  The book covers were slow in loading for some titles (some didn't load at all), and when I searched by Title, results said "book not found" even though I could find that title under "search by award."  It appeared that the app could use some upgrading, but offers a nice option to find promising books.