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BOSTON, Mass. (Reuters) - From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves.
I would love it if publishers would increase the number of digitized textbooks they offer. It would save paper, production costs, distribution costs, etc., not to mention decrease the weight of students' backpacks and take up less space in their dorm rooms.
The publishers could still earn the same profit while decreasing costs to students and schools. Our students spend $500 and up on textbooks every term. They would love to cut that expense in half, or even to a third.
Additional benefit - stronger and faster search capabilities within the textbook.
I would love it if publishers would increase the number of digitized textbooks they offer. It would save paper, production costs, distribution costs, etc., not to mention decrease the weight of students' backpacks and take up less space in their dorm rooms.
The publishers could still earn the same profit while decreasing costs to students and schools. Our students spend $500 and up on textbooks every term. They would love to cut that expense in half, or even to a third.
Additional benefit - stronger and faster search capabilities within the textbook.
Yes.
I am a great fan of the MIT OpenCourseWare project (1800 course syllabi and support materials on line, free, including many for secondary students and teachers) and its ilk.
I believe that a recent provision in IDEA states that anything available in book form must be made available in digital form as well. The decision rests with schools.
I know a member of our local school board who just voted to purchase textbooks even though a digital option was available. I wonder if the teachers, school administrators, parents and students would have voted the same way.
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