[CALIBK12] ETextbooks and Williams

[Cheryl Driggs]

This year we gave students the option of a textbook OR the CD.  Obviously, access to a computer was prerequisite.  Interestingly, many of the students who took the CD, later exchanged it for the book.  

The CD is the same replacement cost as the book.

Cheryl Driggs
Teacher Librarian
Wm. S. Hart High School
24825 N. Newhall Ave.
661-259-7575 x128
cdriggs at hartdistrict.org
FAX: 661-254-1510


>>> Thomas Nixon <Thomas.Nixon at fresnounified.org> 4/23/2009 10:59 AM >>>
What a wonderful and interesting question! My guess is that it does not meet the spirit of Williams, but I don't know about the letter. The problem: Does every single student issued one of those CDs have a computer at home? Since Williams is about access and barriers to access, I would think using CDs (in 2009) is problematic.

I wonder if the thought of a CD e-version even occurred to the drafters of the settlement.


Tom Nixon
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Teacher Librarian
Tehipite Middle School
630 N. Augusta Street
Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 457-3420, x. 570
Web: http://www.tehipitelibrary.org<http://www.tehipitelibrary.org/>
Blog: http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com<http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com/>

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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Barnes, Margaret [Margaret.Barnes at sausd.us] 
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:46 AM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu 
Subject: [CALIBK12] ETextbooks and Williams

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know if checking out an electronic (CD) version of a textbook to a student equates to having a textbook at home for Williams purposes?

Sincerely,
Maggie Barnes
District Librarian
Santa Ana Unified School District
1601 E. Chestnut Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-6322
714-480-4784
Margaret.barnes at sausd.us 


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