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Inspired Thoughts: A Plea to Textbook Manufacturers to Adapt or Face Doom

GREAT first day at ISTE!  Mike and I attended some excellent sections and I met a number of acquaintances and friends alike.
I was inspired by my last sectional today on Universal Design for Learning.  They made a number of interesting arguments about refashioning materials to make them accessible to diverse populations.  Among their demonstrations was [...]

Deep, Deep Dive into Digital: Much More than PDFs!

Presenter: Hall Davidson
Live Wall at http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/ISTEdeepDive
2010 This is the year digital music sales will surpass physical sales
Unintended ConsequencesiTunes U
We are in an epic timeBad EconomyEffective TechEngagement for 21st century learners
Signals of changeStudents in online learning condition performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction -US Dept EducationStill the best way is a combo
Education needs to [...]

Textbook writers? The technology posse is coming!

It is hard to read through headlines without seeing another district either dreaming about or actually implementing some kind of virtual textbook.  It seems like years of not quite putting our collective finger on why textbooks always felt like they were cheating our students, the very flexible online and digital environment have finally made it [...]



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