Today the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age. This report highlights the sea change underway in the multi-billion dollar U.S. K-12 instructional materials market enabled by recent technology and intellectual property rights innovations. With a focus on the ultimate impact on student learning, […]
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Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age
September 24th, 2012 by -
Apple, eTextbooks, OER and Mark Twain
January 16th, 2012 byNote: Doug Levin, SETDA executive director, is guest-posting this blog. A quick search online reveals the literally hundreds of articles and blogs being written about this week's forthcoming announcement from one of the nation's world's hottest brands, Apple. It is widely rumored that the announcement will be education-related and address the textbook market. Even the […]
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Vetting OER
November 22nd, 2011 byWhen I talk about OER, I often am asked about the quality of the material. The assumption from some is that if something is free, it isn't any good. Others sarcastically point out that we pay a lot for content in schools today and the test scores and dropout rates are not necessarily stellar. We […]
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Another Indiana school corporation goes digital
October 19th, 2011 byThe New York Times featured Munster School Corporation in a recent article about Munster's rather rapid shift from print to digital in their schools. The article highlights how Munster decided to make this leap quickly rather than incrementally by taking out all math and science textbooks for grades 5 – 12 within 5 months. This […]
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e-books and tablets
September 26th, 2011 byI typically am not a gadget guy who stands in line for the first round of any new gegaw to hit the streets. But, I am not immune to cool things that can significantly alter students' or teachers' experiences. E-readers and tablets illustrate my point, and this market is an intersting one to watch. I have […]
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We are educating the wrong end of the student
September 22nd, 2011 byJohn Merrow had an interesting post on the Huffington Post. It was primarily about blended learning and how blended learning, especially its online component, can destroy the notion of seat-time as a measure of how we move kids through school by giving students the power to progress at their own rate. One barrier to students […]
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Digital Textbook Pilot in Florida
July 29th, 2011 byLake Minneola High School in Lake County, Florida is providing iPads for all of its students this coming school year. Equipping all students in a school with their own devices is not a new story, even if it is iPads. What is new is that the Lake Minneola project is part of a state pilot […]
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The Texas Textbook Revolution continues
June 30th, 2011 bySenate Bill 6 passed out of the Texas legislature's special session and is headed for Governor Rick Perry's desk where it is expected to be signed. The bill gives Texas school districts much additional flexibility with textbook funds, but it also takes a step back from a reform passed the previous session and injects the […]
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VA Beyond Textbooks: Year One Report
May 31st, 2011 byNote: Doug Levin, SETDA executive director, is guest-posting this blog. In November 2009, the Virginia Department of Education launched a project to explore the implications of introducing traditional textbook alternatives into classrooms. In the 18 months since the launch, Beyond Textbooks has scrutinized cost-effective models that blend the vetted standards-based content and convenience of traditional […]
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Which State Will Be the First?
May 26th, 2011 byNote: Doug Levin, SETDA executive director, is guest-posting this blog. At the 2010 SETDA Education Forum, Blair Levin (senior fellow at the Aspen Institute and former Executive Director of the National Broadband Plan) challenged those in the audience to name the state that would be the first to shift completely from print to digital textbooks […]