textbooks
Digital textbooks
In an effort to save money, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (did I spell that right?) has announced that starting next fall, math and science classes in California will be taught using digital textbooks. While most admit it will save money in the long run, critics point out that there will be huge start up costs and wonder where the money will come from to provide each student with their own e-reader. There are many details to be worked out. Among them-
Will the state pay for the devices or at least subsidize the cost?
Will teachers just end up printing out pages for students?
Will teachers be able to change or modify open-source materials?
Will the quality be as high with open-source textbooks?
How many students will have access to computers at home?
Click here to read more »Textbooks . . . . What a Rip!
Making Textbooks Affordable
After all of my years of schooling I feel for students who have to pay so much money for textbooks. I fully support the use of online textbooks to cut down the cost of buying books.
Here are some facts that I found interesting while reading through the website:
*Students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks, this is 20% of tuition at an average university.
Click here to read more »
Popular content
Recent blog posts
- Foundations Extra Credit: Interview with an ITLS Alumnus
- Allen Communication
- Week13 (Nov 16-23) "What is Learning" and "How Can I Effectuate Learning"
- Reflection on Field Trip
- Bruner's Learning Theory: Teaching and Learning with this Theory
- Week 13: What is learning? How can learning be best effectuated by a teacher/trainer?


