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ERIC Number: EJ976777
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May-9
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0277-4232
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Educators Weigh E-Textbook Cost Comparisons
Tomassini, Jason
Education Week, v31 n30 p1, 18-19 May 2012
During the first-ever Digital Learning Day, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chief Julius Genachowski unveiled an ambitious plan earlier this year to get schools to switch from print to digital textbooks by 2017. Dubbed the Digital Textbook Playbook, it's a recommendation for how schools could transform instruction, improve achievement--and save money. The idea of "getting more" out of textbooks by going digital--with content that's interactive, connected to other classroom technology tools, and distributed through platforms students are familiar with--appeals to many educators. But some experts, district leaders, and publishers themselves question whether that content is readily available on the market and at a price that can actually save schools money, especially given the cost of the technology required to distribute it. And even if districts can find the money to make such a switch, will there be enough academic gains to make the investment worthwhile? Recent policy decisions and multimillion-dollar purchases by districts suggest many aren't waiting for definitive answers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona; California; Florida; Texas
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