=95reduce the backpack loads of our students;
=95reduce the vast amount of money spent on textbooks;
=95and, take advantage of the pedagogical playgrounds opened up by rapidly
advancing information technology.
At the same time none of us want to lose the many advantages provided by th=
e
good ol' paper textbook.
So with these goals in mind, I hope you will share your experiences and/or
thoughts about digital textbooks.
I will compile any information shared on the School Computing Wiki, where i=
t
can serve as an ongoing resource available to all. (Demetri Orlando has ver=
y
kindly migrated the wiki to a new advertisement-free home
http://www.4dmo.com/w/index.php?title=3DHome_Page)
Here are some questions to help get you started with this crowd-sourced
information gathering effort.
1. What is working with digital textbooks at your school?
2. What doesn't (or didn't) work with digital textbooks at your school?
3. What do you see happening in the next few years with digital textbooks?
Thanks for considering!
Fred
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Fred Bartels
Dir. of Info. Tech.
Rye Country Day School
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