Online Text Books Moving Into Schools

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Technology seems to have finally come together with our educational system. A recent article posted by Emma Brown, In the Washington Post newspaper on Oct 2 talks about how teachers and schools have started to adapt with the idea of textbooks being digital. Yes, I said digital. In Fairfax County, middle school and high school they recently spent $5.3 million dollars towards the digital project. “Officials describe it as the first step toward a profound digital transformation of the Washington region’s largest school system.” When students don’t have access to a computer at home, the school has setup after school extended computer lab hours which includes a late run bus for that schedule. Also the school is renting out laptops to students for an individual night use basis. The positive step towards having textbooks with digital access is when upgrades or errors need to be fixed with the laptops it can be done with less hassle. No more having to use the same text book for 5 years to wait for a new release issue to print. To find out more about this article go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/online-textbooks-moving-into-schools/2011/09/27/gIQAwn0KGL_story.html