Comparing Textbooks with E-Books

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iPads vs. Textbooks Over eight million Apple iPads have been sold direct to educational users around the globe (1) as more and more schools are replacing textbooks with iPads. Recent market research indicates that the mobile global education market could be worth $70 billion within six years and predicts that demand for smartphones and tablets could be another $32 billion by 2020. [The New Media Consortium, "The 2012 Horizon Report," (555.7 KB) net.educause.edu, 2012). The switch to iPads makes sense for several reasons: to lighten the load students carry, to allow access to complementary information and to save money. In many ways, textbooks are inferior to iPads for today’s students. The change is happening In Nov. 2010, the US Department of Education released its National Education Technology Plan, a detailed blueprint on how schools can improve learning with technology. Among its recommendations is to leverage mobile devices ("the technology students already have") in the classroom. In his Jan. 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama said, "I want all students to be able to learn from digital textbooks." On Feb. 1, 2012, the US Department of Education and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in collaboration with several tech organizations, released a downloadable "Digital Textbook Playbook" to "encourage collaboration, accelerate the development of digital textbooks and improve the quality and penetration of digital learning in K-12 public education." [Federal Communications Commission, "Digital Textbook Playbook," (2.55 MB) www.fcc.gov, Feb. 1, 2012) The American Association of Publishers says that the average net unit price of a K-12 print textbook was $65 in 2010. [44] A 2005 report by ... ... middle of paper ... ... iPads are harder to use than textbooks. There might be a learning curve for some students but they need to learn how to use technology to thrive in the 21st century. Even though there are reasons not to use iPads in school, the upside outweighs the downside of having a more convenient, feature-rich and cost-effective textbook alternative. Works Cited: 1) "Apple Has Sold Over 8M IPads Direct To Education Worldwide, With More Than 1B ITunes U Downloads | TechCrunch." TechCrunch. Web. 20 May 2014. . 2) "Study: Heavy Backpacks Related to Spine Problems." - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports. Web. 20 May 2014. .

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