Digital Textbooks

Digital TextbooksBy: Crystal King

Use In Classroom

Technology advancing

Students are more technology based

Books viewed online or with a cd disk

Importance of Digital Textbooks

Make easier for students

Access textbooks easier

Strains the eyes

What are Digital Textbooks?

Viewed online

Interactive

Availability and Pricing

Cheaper

Rare books, more widely available

Cons of Digital Textbooks

Not all students have access

No power

How it is impacting K-12 education?

Increase of technology

Becoming familiar with technology

How it might impact K-12 education?

Traditional textbooks Digital textbooks

Improving studies

Learning friendly

What is being done to address the issue?

Interactive methods

Additional supplements

What are the possible future directions for digital textbooks?

In every classroom

Being able to access on any computer

Getting students involved

Conclusion

Beneficial to education

Positive impact

References Lewin, Tamar. "In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History." New York Times (2009): n. pag.

Web. 16 Feb 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2>.

Fletcher, Geoffrey H. "How would you like your content? Textbooks? Digital? Web-based? Perhaps a bit of each? The Congress on the future of content brings publishers and educators together in hopes of settling the issue.." T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (2009): n. pag. Web. 16 Feb 2010. <http://0-find.galegroup.com.catalog.lib.cmich.edu/gtx/infomark.do?action=interpret&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&docId=A178619862&prodId=PROF&source=gale&srcprod=PROF&version=1.0&userGroupName=lom_cmichu&finalAuth=true>.

Storch, Joseph. "Needed: A Single Electronic Source for Textbooks." Chronicle of Higher Education (2009): n. pag. Web. 16 Feb 2010.

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