1. It has been predicted that 44 percent of college textbooks will be digital by 2017.
2. Florida is making K-12 textbooks completely digital by 2015.
3. Even the federal government is taking a strong stance — it released the “Digital Textbook Playbook” to show districts why and how they should make the move toward e-textbooks.
4. The transition to digital content is undeniably taking place in classrooms and on campuses, and will only accelerate in coming years.
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"It wasn't the music business that was dying," he said. "It was the CD business." Similarly, the textbook isn't necessarily going away, said Bridges, but the form is definitely changing.
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"We are already producing online materials that school districts can't even use fully because of the challenges they have [with professional development and infrastructure,]" said McFall. But while schools may not quite be ready to make the transition to fully digital content, the revenue from digital resources grows each year, and currently makes up more than a third of Pearson's sales, said McFall.
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i-Ready.com from Curriculum Associates, is a great K-8 adaptive assessment with engaging content.
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Dreambox.com is a K-3 game-based adaptive math product.
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ST Math from MIND Research Institute is a visual game-based approach used with great results in over 1,200 schools; ST Math is now available on iPad. They are launching their Seattle Math Initiative this Wednesday
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