Valley Wood Tech

22 03 2009

The problem with textbooks

Posted by: Mr. Kaechele in Uncategorized

Check out this video from Chris Lehmann at SLA. It shows in a funny way the limits of textbooks and the disconnect for students

Tags: paperless, textbooks

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6 Responses to “The problem with textbooks”

1.   Benjamin Says:
   October 27th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

   I think switching from paper textbooks to internet textbooks would be usefull. It would allow a lot more information and could make it easier to use like making taxt and pictures larger. Also, it could help reduce the amount of trees cut down and help our air be cleaner because there are more trees “cleaning” the air.

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2.   Christine Says:
   October 27th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

   This is a very clever and interesting way to show what modern technology can help with. Our school has some classes that use online textbooks, Is your class using those as well?

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3.   Patricia N. Says:
   October 27th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

   Good points! I also find all of those major problems! Maybe if you show this to your teachers, they may consider switching to online textbooks! It can make learning easier and more efficient because you can look up just about anything, and find it in the book. That just reflects the greatness of browsing. Not only can online textbooks help educational purposes, they also save paper, and save yourself from carrying heavy books to and from school every day.

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4.   jacobM Says:
   October 30th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

   Ha your so right I hate text books that dont make the image bigger.I wish that all text books were paperless and computer like. That would be awesome!

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5.   Aly Says:
   October 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

   I think we should use online books stead of regular textbooks too! I also agree with Patricia because it would save paper and save ourselves from carrying heavy books! And on the plus side we would get to use laptops or computers!

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6.   Isabella Says:
   November 10th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

   Hi! I’m a student from Mr.Mcclungs 4th period socail studies class. I really liked this video because it shows how cripple textbooks are. And it would be better if everything we do is online so this way we can customize it.

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