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Muammar Ghaddafi. Saddam Hussain. Barak Obama. Fukishima. Sub-Prime Lending. What do these topics have in common? They are all important subjects that our students should be learning about, yet they probably don't appear in most textbooks in our classrooms. The moment a textbook rolls off the printing press, it begins to morph into a useless paperweight.

Great article. E-books have so much potential - for increased accessibility, lower costs, portability, currency, etc. etc.

I tried to leave this on the site , not intended for the group.....In order to reach our students, we need to think like "Digital Natives", not "Digital Immigrants" (thank you Marc Prensky). ...i think you have valid points and this can be a useful tool but why use these terms, Natives and Immigrants. I often find these terms can be used negatively and could be percieved as such. Although this may not be your intention saying you are now a Digital Native vs a Digital Immigrant to me sounds , negative. Its just a thought , but i do appreciate your take on text books and the usefulness of utilizing this tool to keep up to date.