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Information about th﻿e  Color Nook by Barnes and Noble The Nook Color is a handheld device that can be used for reading, and other educational applications. It is portable and convenient. The screen on the Nook is approximately 7 inches and has a clear, crisp screen. The screen causes no glare with brilliant colors. The Nook Color can store up to 1,500 books and periodicals.It has Wi-Fi capability. Children’s books can be read independently or a voice recording can read the book. The font on the Nook Color can be changed easily.The font size can also be adjusted for the user’s convenience. The battery lasts for up to ten days with one charge. If an unfamiliar word is on the page, there is an onboard dictionary that can be accessed by simply touching the wordon the screen. The Nook Color could be beneficial for all students including those with special needs. The Nook is easy to use. It has a simple touch screen that navigates quickly. The screen can be enlarged by pinching with your thumb and index finger. Many students would be engaged inthe Nook Color that may not have had an interest in reading a book. ﻿Educational Uses for the Color Nook A lesson that the Nook Color could be used for is when studying a novel. For example, a fourth grade class could be divided into groups. Each group could have a Nook with the same downloaded book. The group could read the assigned chapter, then highlight important facts in that chapter. Then the group could take notes on the chapter by simply touching the notes icon on the Nook Color. The Nook Color allows the reader togo to any chapter just by touching that chapter number. Notes can be saved in the chapter or place where the reader currently is reading and can be revisited. Students can also highlight important parts of the chapter. The group could then discuss the information they learned look back at the notes they wrote and highlighted in the chapter. The Nook Color also comes with crossword puzzles and sodoku puzzles. These puzzles could be used for educational purposes. Crossword puzzles help students learn new vocabulary. Sodoku can helpstudents with thinking skills. The puzzles on Nook Color could be used in thelibrary for thinking skills. There are many more applications that are currently being developed for the Nook Color. It is a wonderful educationaltool with many uses.