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Will a Netflix Model Work for Textbooks?

Edsurge

Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. So far the company has won participation by major textbook publishers, including Palgrave, Wiley and Pearson. One partner, Pearson, took a pre-tax loss of approximately $3.2 And it’s currently in the process of closing an agreement with McGraw Hill.

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Technology Brings All Students to School “Automagically”

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The display technology also connects to mobile devices, tablets, iPads, iPhones, whatever learners bring to the classroom. If a student brings a tablet to class or uses one at home and is connected via Webex, he or she can integrate and interact with the whiteboard without getting out of their seat.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo on EdTech

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. Similarly, Pearson has made some of its textbooks available for rent through Chegg. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries. A subscription model is any day more affordable than buying new textbooks.

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WHAT’S NEW

techlearning

New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more. PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 features 10-hour battery life, front and rear webcam for tablet mode, and two USB 3.1-Type Type C ports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” “ Zynga and USC enter social and mobile game design partnership,” says Education Dive. The company makes wooden blocks that interact with a tablet.

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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 Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes?

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