Subtext: The best e-reader for students and teachers

Subtext is a free iPad app that allows for students and teachers to collaboratively read any text. With subtext you can embed meaningful discussion, as well as enrichment materials, assignments, and quizzes directly into the text of your document.  It is simply the best way for students and teachers who have iPads to read any text.

Teachers can create reading groups and then share a text with them. Options for text include ebooks (free and purchased through subtext), Web clips, and PDF files. Once a teacher uploads the text, they can assign it to a group for reading.

Subtext allows a teacher to then assign a reading range, create activities, ask questions (including self grading multiple choice and T/F) based on the readings, have students highlight and tag in the text, and more. Students can create a book blog, which is a writing summary at the end of a chapter.

Teachers can even track student progress on text including reading speed, word look-ups, highlights, notes and quiz results. Students can then discuss the text with classmates and teachers in a safe controlled environment.

For years teachers have been successfully using blogs to engage students in text based discussions. Subtext takes it to the next level by making it easier to place the discussions in context.

Are you using subtext successfully in the class, we'd love to hear about it, leave a comment below.