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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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billion, according to the Software & Industry Information Association. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. For Pearson, non-digital revenues still dominate at 38 percent, down from 41 percent the year prior.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. Pearson is Not a Platform. I’m not sure if we can still call Pearson “the world’s largest education company.” Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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Can the ‘Netflix For Textbooks’ Model Actually Improve Access?

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The latest player to jump in is Pearson, which released Pearson Plus over the summer as a “pay-as-you-go” alternative to traditional textbooks. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99 Meanwhile, when students resell their books, Gan says, Pearson no longer plays a role in the quality of that experience.

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Week of September 5, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 6 Sep 11:30AM New York / Tue 6 Sep 03:30PM GMT / Wed 7 Sep 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. Learn To Be provides free online tutoring in primary and secondary math, science and language arts. link] [link]'

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Week of August 22nd, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

David Simpson ([link] will discuss the use of facebook and other social networking sites in education and the need for/issues around digital citizenship education in Secondary schools. In addition, I will do a demo on how to "cite while you write", and "manage library/references". link] CLASSROOM 2.0

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Organizations and institutions spring into action, including gathering information about the scope of the problem and implementing emergency solutions. Effective tools are designed to provide data to inform decisions and ensure educators, students, and communities know what’s available, safe, and working in each unique context.

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