[CALIBK12] California opens the door to free open sourcedigitaltextbooks

[Barbara Duffy]

How about morphing to a Kindle for the books.  Wouldn't that serve the
purpose?  And students would be responsible for returning them in good
order just as they are with textbooks now.
 
Barbara

>>> "Ann Sperske" <asperske at nvusd.k12.ca.us> 5/7/2009 9:45 AM >>>

I read this and wrote a letter to O'Connell and Arnold immediately.
Great concept but there are so many problems with it. Access. Format.
Compatibility. Hardware. Computers. Editing, publishing, reviewing,
parent support  and school board review of new adoptions. The list goes
on. We don't even have enough computers on campus to have each kid
trying to access a textbook. No computers in the classrooms. Funding
issues. Broadband issues. Publishers' lobbyist groups. Database access
for every school -- quality databases like SFPL has. 
 
We need a teacher librarian at every school, heading every district
library services dept, support staff in every library, fully funded
school libraries, refresh protocols for technology, standardized
professional development for staff on information literacy ... and so
much more before they try out digital textbooks withOUT support. 
 
Just a thought. 

Ann Sperske 
Google Certified Teacher Librarian 
Vintage High School 
 
 

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California opens the door to open source digital textbooks.  Here is a
snap shot of the press release and the link provided below.
 
Gov. Schwarzenegger Launches First-in-Nation Initiative to Develop Free
Digital Textbooks for High School Students
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today launched an initiative to make
California the first state in the nation to offer schools free,
open-source digital textbooks for high school students. The Governor
directed his Secretary of Education Glen Thomas to ensure these
resources are available for use in high school math and science classes
by fall 2009, a critical first step in helping ensure digital textbooks
are widely available to all California students.
 
link:  http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12225/

 

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