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Online books arrive; schools study ways to use the free texts
- 05-17-2010
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By Canan Tasci/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Free digital textbooks may provide some of California's cash-strapped schools with relief from having to buy expensive school books. More than 30 standards-aligned digital textbooks are available for high school classrooms as part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Digital Textbook Initiative. The first-in-the-nation, free initiative, digital resources - which were submitted by textbook publishers, teachers and other experts - were reviewed against the state's academic content standards to give teachers confidence that the materials are appropriate for classrooms. "We're excited about this, because we know the future is going to be online and digital learning and textbooks, especially in the classroom," said Tim Ward, assistant superintendent of instruction for the Ontario-based Chaffey Joint Union High School District. (more...)
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