Category Archives: e-reader

An e-Textbook in Every Student’s Hand by 2017

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Geoff Fletcher

Later today, with SETDA Executive Director Doug Levin in attendance, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will join Education Secretary Arne Duncan to unveil the Obama Administration’s "Digital Textbook Playbook" to accelerate the K-12 transition to digital textbooks. USA Today has the scoop: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Education Secretary… Continue reading →

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An e-Textbook in Every Student’s Hand by 2017

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Geoff Fletcher

Later today, with SETDA Executive Director Doug Levin in attendance, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will join Education Secretary Arne Duncan to unveil the Obama Administration’s "Digital Textbook Playbook" to accelerate the K-12 transition to digital textbooks. USA Today has the scoop: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Education Secretary… Continue reading →

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Apple, eTextbooks, OER and Mark Twain

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Geoff Fletcher

Note: 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… Continue reading →

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Apple, eTextbooks, OER and Mark Twain

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Geoff Fletcher

Note: 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… Continue reading →

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Comcast Newsmakers: The Shift to Digital and Open Textbooks in K-12

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Geoff Fletcher

 

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e-books and tablets

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Geoff Fletcher

I 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… Continue reading →

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