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Digital TextbooksBy: Crystal King
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Use In Classroom
Technology advancing
Students are more technology based
Books viewed online or with a cd disk
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Importance of Digital Textbooks
Make easier for students
Access textbooks easier
Strains the eyes
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What are Digital Textbooks?
Viewed online
Interactive
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Availability and Pricing
Cheaper
Rare books, more widely available
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Cons of Digital Textbooks
Not all students have access
No power
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How it is impacting K-12 education?
Increase of technology
Becoming familiar with technology
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How it might impact K-12 education?
Traditional textbooks Digital textbooks
Improving studies
Learning friendly
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What is being done to address the issue?
Interactive methods
Additional supplements
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What are the possible future directions for digital textbooks?
In every classroom
Being able to access on any computer
Getting students involved
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Conclusion
Beneficial to education
Positive impact
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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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