1. E-BOOKS AND E-TEXTBOOKS AT SCHOOL Ready or Not?
2. Adding e-books and e-textbooks to your curriculum should be
easy!
3. Early e-readers were great for reading novels, but were not
useful to students who were most familiar with traditional
textbooks.
4. Todays e-books
5. So, now that everyones ready, what do we do next?
6. Why make a change? AND What kind of a change? Why do we need
e-textbooks? How will it help our students? How will it engage our
students? What kinds of learners do we have? What kinds of
questions do we need to ask?
7. WHO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT ADDING NEW
TECHNOLOGY? All Stakeholders should be involved: 1. Teachers 2.
Students 3. Administrators 4. Tech Services Department 5. Parents
6. Other officials from the school district or school board
8. $$ FINANCIAL QUESTIONS $$ 1. Are we buying devices for
students to use? 2. Are we buying e-books, e-textbooks or both? 3.
Do we have enough bandwidth and infrastructure to support
additional wireless devices? 4. Will students need to be able to
access the internet when they are not at school? 5. If so, do
students have internet access at home? Or elsewhere in the
community?
9. Training for teachers needs to planned and budgeted for, in
advance.
10. ITS TIME TO DO IT! LETS START THE DISCUSSIONS IN OUR
SCHOOLS THAT WILL HELP MOVE OUR STUDENTS INTO THE 21ST
CENTURY!
