Oct
29
Digital Textbooks: Is it a Revolution if Everyone is on the Same Side?
October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
After I wrote about Oregon’s adoption of an online, interactive textbook, Nancy Silva correctly reminded me that California has also opened the door to electronic textbooks. In 2007, California’s State Board of Education adopted no less than 15 digital-only textbook series for mathematics from nine publishers. While the great majority are CD or DVD-based, several [...]
Oct
28
Digital Textbooks: Oregon Adopts an Electronic Textbook
October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments
While many states talk about digital textbooks and some even pass legislation enabling their use, Oregon has taken a giant leap by adopting an electronic textbook for K-8 science.
Discovery Education Science – Elementary and Middle School Solutions were adopted by the Oregon State Board of Education at their October 23, 2009 meeting. Oregon, which has [...]
Oct
15
Digital Textbooks: Students Strike Back
October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Two separate digital textbook articles today create some doubt about student’s perceptions and use of digital textbooks and eReaders. While it’s too soon to determine whether the problem lies in the difficulty of changing paradigms or the quality of eReaders, we still have a long road to travel before paper disappears.
The first article comes from [...]
Oct
2
Crisis 2.0 or What Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger
October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It’s probably not a surprise to you if I say that these are perilous times. What might surprise you, though, are the opportunities that many may miss as they’re ducking for cover. But then, opportunity is really the wrong word. Let’s call it a favorable set of circumstances where new ideas can be born or [...]
