Textbooks

Is It Time to Stop Using the Word 'Textbook'?

Matt Greenfield | Posted 05.07.2012

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Charging $162 for a textbook may or may not be morally acceptable, but I am pretty confident that it will soon cease to be commercially sustainable.

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Former Texas Education Board Chair On The Colbert Report: 'I Don't Think [God] Used Evolution'

Posted 04.25.2012

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"The Revisionaries," a documentary about textbook standard-setting in Texas, recently debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, and key subject Don McLero...

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21 Hilarious Textbook FAILS

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.09.2012

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Textbooks are supposed to be full of interesting, educational information to inspire and enlighten students. In theory, at least. But even the most ex...

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The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools

Bill Bigelow | Posted 05.14.2012

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First, does anyone really think that students will remember anything from the books' dull and lifeless paragraphs? Today's textbooks contain no stories of actual people. We meet no one, learn nothing of anyone's life, encounter no injustice, no resistance. This is a curriculum bound for boredom.

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Myth Debunked: Palestinian Textbooks Don't Teach Hatred

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.12.2012

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Fact-checking sites, pundits and politicians failed to deal with the issue. And despite the AP story, no major American journalist, columnist, debater or think tank has demanded that Gingrich apologize for this brazen lie.

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The Promise of Education Technology (It's Not Just About Lighter Backpacks)

Joel I. Klein | Posted 04.04.2012

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The Obama Administration's push for digital textbooks, while useful, represents only initial steps on the proverbial thousand mile journey.

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Obama Administration's Challenge To Schools: Embrace Digital Textbooks Within 5 Years

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communicat...

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Student Finds Cocaine In Textbook Ordered From Amazon

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.30.2012

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This gives a whole new meaning to "cracking" open a book. Sophia Stockton, a college junior in Olathe, Kan., got quite a surprise when she opened t...

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Teaching With Tablets: For Young Readers, It's Interaction vs. Distraction

Kirk Cheyfitz | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Education, Apple, Apps, Children's Books, Books, Textbooks, Book Apps, Ipad, Kindle, Teaching, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Etextbooks, Education News

Sticking to retreads makes no use of all the powerful technological innovations now at our command. But creating tablet cartoons has the potential to kill off reading altogether.

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Apple Did Not 'Reinvent Textbooks'

Jason Gilbert | Posted 03.20.2012

The software that Apple introduced Thursday morning at its "Reinventing Textbooks" event represents many, many great things for education in America -...

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Everything You Need To Know About Apple's New Education Tools

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 01.19.2012

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During an event Thursday at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple announced new software aimed at revolutionizing the way teachers teach, stud...

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Apple Event This Week: What To Expect

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 01.17.2012

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Another mysterious Apple event, another round of rumors leading up to the big day. On Thursday, at 10 A.M., Apple will host an event at the Guggenh...

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Teachers Write Their Own Textbooks, Saving Lots Of Cash

Posted 01.09.2012

With a $200,000 budget to purchase mass-produced textbooks that didn't quite fit their curricular needs, a group of three Minnesota math teachers got ...

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In The Public Interest: Recap of the National 'Rebellion' Against High Textbook Prices

Nicole Allen | Posted 12.19.2011

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Here is what the Textbook Rebelltion is about: Outrageous $200 price tags, incessant new editions, unwanted supplements, and an industry dominated by a handful of publishers intent on gouging students.

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Are iPads The New Textbooks?

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 11.03.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks...

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Are Libraries Breaking The Law?

Posted 10.31.2011

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Earlier this month, a U.S. court of appeals ruled against a graduate student importing textbooks from Thailand and selling them online. This ruling ma...

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How To Save Money On College Textbooks Online

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 10.12.2011

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Textbooks are expensive. No one in college right now needs any data to back up this assertion, but here are some numbers that'll send you running f...

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Rising Costs Force Students To Skimp On Textbooks

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the cost of textbooks continues to rise, many college students are choosing to skimp on textbooks to save money. Seven out of 10 u...

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Digital vs. Print: The Back-to-School Battle Rages On

Bryce Maddock | Posted 10.09.2011

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The hot-button item this year has been e-books, and how digital textbooks save cash and lighten loads. But are e-textbooks really the answer to education woes? I think we have a ways to go.

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Are Textbooks Transitory?

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.03.2011

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With the shift from print to digital and from information scarcity to abundance, there's no reason to be limited to a single instructional resource. That's why I'm a skeptic about digital textbooks.

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U.S. Students Bad At History? Error-Filled Textbooks Might Be Why

Posted 09.28.2011

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Revised editions of two history textbooks in Virginia that were found to be erroneous last fall will be taken to universities across Virginia for publ...

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1 In 4 College Students Say They Would Give Up Sex For A Year Not To Carry Textbooks

msn.com | Samantha Murphy | Posted 09.27.2011

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Many college students would go to great lengths to avoid carrying textbooks, with some even willing to give up sex and dating for a year, according to...

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Kindle Textbook Rental Offers Deep Discounts To Students

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 09.17.2011

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Just in time for the back-to-school crunch, Amazon is now offering deep discounts on digital textbooks rentals. The e-commerce giant announced the ...

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Calif. Student Sends Thousands Of Books To Liberia, Gets School Named After Her

Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Textbooks, School Supplies, Donation, Liberia, Sacramento, Casey Robbins, Mira Loma High School, Philanthropy, Charity, Video, Education News

This past President's Break, high schooler Casey Robbins went to Liberia. The purpose of her trip: to visit the school that was named after her. Robb...

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No More Textbooks: N.Y. High School Goes Digital

AOL News | Dana Chivvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Anastacia Brie, a science teacher at New York City's Hudson High School of Learning Technologies, recently realized why she wasn't trippin...

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