Shmoop tech talk for high school english and history teachers

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  • Lunchtime Tech Talk with Shmoop

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2009, Shmoop University, Inc. http://www.shmoop.com 2. Digital Textbooks: A White Knight?

• California schools see distant digital future for textbooks(Jun 5, 2009)

• CA spent $419m on instructional materials last year

• Sacramento District spends $2m/subject on textbooks and replaces them every 7 years

• State average = $100 per student per year spent on textbooks

It's nonsensical - and expensive - to look to traditional hard-bound books when information today is so readily available in electronic form. Especially now, when we must ...free up dollars so that schools can do more with fewer resources. 2009, Shmoop University, Inc. http://www.shmoop.com 3. Are We Ready for the Future? For the state to give us [free digital textbooks], it would be like giving us a gallon of gas and no car to put it in," said River Delta's Chief Educational Services Officer Robert Hubbel. Infrastructure Home Access Teacher Training Parent Resistance 2009, Shmoop University, Inc. http://www.shmoop.com 4.

• Will we still have print textbooks in 10 years?

• What are your hopes for digital resources?

• Your concerns?

• What are the positive elements of print textbooks that we should preserve?

2009, Shmoop University, Inc. http://www.shmoop.com 5. Free Stuff! Kecia Waddell English Language Arts Stevenson HS, Utica, MI

• 2009, Shmoop University, Inc.

http://www.shmoop.com 6. What is the largest social network in the US?What % of young adults (18-24) use Twitter?How many teachers are listed on Twellow? What ages of children does COPPA protect?

• 2009, Shmoop University, Inc.

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