[CALIBK12] California opens the door to free open source digitaltextbooks

[Headley Vicki]

HI All
I heard on my radio station, KDFC, that in 2010, with the continued world
wide growth rate of 60% a year, that the internet would seriously slow down,
and that by the year 2015  cyberspace would be so crowded as the render the
internet useless.  No sources, but has anybody heard this?   (Remember the
few that were saying this economy cannot sustain the huge debt that was
being accrued weren¹t listened to until After the crash.)  Anybody know
about this kind of ³cyberspace crowding² research?
Vicki


On 5/7/09 9:45 AM, "Ann Sperske" <asperske at nvusd.k12.ca.us> wrote:

> 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
> 
>  
>  
> 
> 
> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu]
> On Behalf Of Glen Warren
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:01 AM
> To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
> Subject: [CALIBK12] California opens the door to free open source
> digitaltextbooks
> 
> 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/
>  
> Glen Warren
> Coordinator of Media Resources
> Orange County Department of Education
> 200 Kalmus Drive
> Site Location:
> 3001 Red Hill
> Costa Mesa, California 92626
> 
> Phone: 714-966-4208
>  
> "There are only two ways to live your life.
> One is as though nothing is a miracle.
> The other is as if everything is."
> - Albert Einstein
> 
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