http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/08/are-textbooks-going-the-way-of-the-horse-and-buggy/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/08/are-textbooks-going-the-way-of-the-horse-and-buggy/comment-page-1/#comment-727 gpryor Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:06:41 +0000 http://bloggingbelmont.com/?p=1856#comment-727 Digital textbooks make all the sense in the world. Recently published textbooks almost all have a digital supplement, which the kids tend to use exclusively anyway. The money and energy spent on the print editions is already being wasted as the books sit unread while learning happens online and in the classroom. The digital divide is less of a concern than it once was. The divide is no longer between being online or offline, but the sites used when online (i.e. Facebook v. MySpace) and the reasons the Internet is accessed. The key reason to switch to digital textbooks, however, is also mentioned in the NYT article: the way kids access information now is different than the ways in which we did. They seem to be wired differently, and draw in information visually, aurally, and interactively, and cannot stand staring at a static page of text. Digital textbooks make all the sense in the world. Recently published textbooks almost all have a digital supplement, which the kids tend to use exclusively anyway. The money and energy spent on the print editions is already being wasted as the books sit unread while learning happens online and in the classroom. The digital divide is less of a concern than it once was. The divide is no longer between being online or offline, but the sites used when online (i.e. Facebook v. MySpace) and the reasons the Internet is accessed. The key reason to switch to digital textbooks, however, is also mentioned in the NYT article: the way kids access information now is different than the ways in which we did. They seem to be wired differently, and draw in information visually, aurally, and interactively, and cannot stand staring at a static page of text.

]]> http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/08/are-textbooks-going-the-way-of-the-horse-and-buggy/comment-page-1/#comment-636 gpryor Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:06:41 +0000 http://bloggingbelmont.com/?p=1856#comment-636 Digital textbooks make all the sense in the world. Recently published textbooks almost all have a digital supplement, which the kids tend to use exclusively anyway. The money and energy spent on the print editions is already being wasted as the books sit unread while learning happens online and in the classroom. The digital divide is less of a concern than it once was. The divide is no longer between being online or offline, but the sites used when online (i.e. Facebook v. MySpace) and the reasons the Internet is accessed. The key reason to switch to digital textbooks, however, is also mentioned in the NYT article: the way kids access information now is different than the ways in which we did. They seem to be wired differently, and draw in information visually, aurally, and interactively, and cannot stand staring at a static page of text. Digital textbooks make all the sense in the world. Recently published textbooks almost all have a digital supplement, which the kids tend to use exclusively anyway. The money and energy spent on the print editions is already being wasted as the books sit unread while learning happens online and in the classroom. The digital divide is less of a concern than it once was. The divide is no longer between being online or offline, but the sites used when online (i.e. Facebook v. MySpace) and the reasons the Internet is accessed. The key reason to switch to digital textbooks, however, is also mentioned in the NYT article: the way kids access information now is different than the ways in which we did. They seem to be wired differently, and draw in information visually, aurally, and interactively, and cannot stand staring at a static page of text.

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