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Your timing couldn't be any more perfect. On this thread http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=521298 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=521298 I wrote about us
by te_platt 18y ago
Your timing couldn't be any more perfect. On this thread http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=521298 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=521298 I wrote about using online textbooks at my daughter's high school. Last night I met with the principal and some faculty who are very interested in starting a pilot program to move at least a couple of classes to online books. My task is to find out what materials to use - e-booksdirectory.com could hardly be more perfect - and how to access them in the classroom.
So how would any of you recommend using online books in the classroom (high school level)? Our budget isn't huge but a new Kindle2 costs about the same as four textbooks. Many students already have laptops but certainly not all. Ideas?
- ams6110 18y agoQuite frankly, I think that a traditional textbook is still best for actual coursework. Online is great for later reference, refresher study, and research, but no digital format has yet reached the level of usability and robustness as a printed textbook.
- dedalus 18y agoThank you. Glad to see that this is helpful