8. "Gee," said Tommy,
"what a waste. When
you're through with the
book, you just throw it
away, I guess. Our
television screen must
have had a million books
on it and it's good for
plenty more. I wouldn't
throw it away."
9. California lists state-approved
digital textbooks
Report marks the first step in Gov.
Schwarzenegger's Free Digital Textbook Initiative
Following up on their plan to encourage the use of
free, open digital textbooks among the state's
schools, California education leaders on Aug. 11
released a list of resources they have determined
meet state-approved standards for high school math
and science classes.
http://www.clrn.org/fdti/
10.
11.
12. Florida to go digital by 2015!
2/17/2011:
State education officials rolled out a five-year
proposal this week that calls for all students in K-12
to use only "electronic materials" delivered by
Kindles, iPads and other similar technology by 2015.
"This project reinvents the way students learn and
Text
will revolutionize instruction in Florida," says the plan
presented to the state Board of Education Tuesday.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/florida-
looks-at-taking-school-textbooks-completely-digital-
by-2015/1152138