Mark's Response To Text Books

Marc Presnky argues that college should ban the use of physical books to encourage the use of electronic books. He gives three reasons to support his argument. The author of the article “College Should Mandate That All Textbooks Be Digitized” states three main advantages of having a bookless higher education. He believes that society should move beyond “physical books of the past” in order to move “education into the future” (Presnky). By employing the use of digitized books, Presnky believes that people will have features not quickly available to physical books such as comments or analysis about a book. Lastly, Presnky believes the biggest advantage of fully transitioning to e-books is the liberation of ideas from printed pages. He thinks

By looking at these examples in the bigger picture, the vicious cycle created by publishers becomes evident. Students find themselves forced to buy the books the professors assign, they must buy them new in order to get special access codes, and then they have difficulty selling the books back. Not to mention the fact that the release of newer editions can leave many students stuck with a book they do not want and more debt they cannot afford. This cycle created by publishers works by continuously finding new ways to charge students full price for textbooks while simultaneously finding ways to release newer editions on an almost semester-by-semester basis. The result: increased textbook prices and an increasing financial burden on students.

It’s imperative that this same California Law be initiated at Universities across Louisiana as well as two-year colleges like Delgado to cut the cost of overpriced textbooks. Let’s face it. We’re now living in a microwave, fast-paced, and digital generation where smart phones, I-pods and I-pads are taking over. A generation where life is at the touch of a handheld device where you can receive emails, telephone calls, and even order a movie or concert ticket at the blink of an eye. Devices such as the Apple I-pad starts at a price of $499 for 16gb 3g up to $899 for 32gb 3gs compared to the Kindle which sells for a whole lot cheaper, but the Kindle

LAST week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared a war on paper textbooks. “Over the next few years,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be obsolete.” In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and multimedia Web sites.

Did you know that there are over 125 million, technically its 129,864,880, different published books in the world (Jackson)? A college student can count on spending an average of $655 per year on textbooks (Kingkade). That may seem like a lot, but college helps you with the jobs you’ll have in the future, so I think it’s worth it. Normally, if people don’t go to college they wouldn’t have as many job opportunity’s as someone who does go to college and gets a degree. Why should we stick with books instead of iPads? We should stick to textbooks because iPads are costly, can have effects on our health, and can be too distracting to students.

In this project, I hope to focus on the difficulties in obtaining textbooks. Specifically, I want to discuss the ever rising and ridiculous prices. The personal experiences of my fellow students and of students around the country are the main driving resources of my research. I will examine their own experiences purchasing and obtaining textbooks and what sort of effect this process had on their college experiences. I hope to analyze book companies and book stores related to our own campus to discover the options laid out for students. I also hope to discover different statistics concerning the

The textbook first appeared in the American education system in the late 1600’s in the form of the New England Primer. Dominated with religious content, the New England Primer was used as an introductory tool for reading instruction. As time progressed, more secular messages filled the pages of the book, and this shift in content paved the way for further textbooks, such as Webster’s American Spelling Book, and The McGuffey Reader. These books helped to revolutionize and equalize the American education system, and thus, textbooks have become a staple in a classroom setting. Roughly 350 years later, the educational landscape has changed drastically, yet one thing remains constant: the habitual presence of a textbook in a classroom setting. However, in the 21st century, the use of traditional textbooks is being challenged, as the technologically hungry nation pushes for the implementation of tablet computers as platforms for textbooks. The tablet computer industry, having recently become a dominant force in the consumer market, boasts its presence as a $35 billion industry. Their sleek design, large capacity, and innovative connectivity features make them a seemingly flawless replacement for paper textbooks. While a transition toward the use of tablet computers in place of printed textbooks seems like a natural step in increasing academic efficiency, upon closer examination, it is societally destructive, damages the quality of

Henry L. Roediger III, an educator at Washington University in St. Louis and also a writer, work on an article on high course book costs for the Academic Observer. Roediger, reading material are more costly in view of the late notoriety of the utilized course book market. He referred to the utilized reading material business sector as an issue not because of students offering to each other, but rather to the huge purchasing of course books by utilized book wholesalers who then ship the book to another grounds where it will be utilized one year from now. The course book wholesalers, some of which claim the book shop, purchase reading material from understudies at a little portion of the value that the students pay and afterward offer the books

Textbooks have always been used in schools and are commonly paper copy's. However, due to technology advances, schools are beginning to question whether or not electronic textbooks should be included in schools. Electronic textbooks are, in the end, more affordable and save money; this is because schools must get paper copy textbooks replaced or updated every few years. However, there is a possibility of the electronic devices breaking, which would result in the student paying for the cost. Also, it would be difficult for students and faculty to move into electronic textbooks because the technical difficulties, but once the technology is tested a fair amount, then the electronic textbooks could be trusted. Another issue would be, student performance changing. Some students may or may not like the electronic textbooks, which would encourage schools to let the students have a choice. Overall, electronic textbooks will improve the students grades and concentration.

When a student gets welcomed into high school, he is gifted with a mountain of expensive textbooks. The money for which most likely comes out of their parent’s pockets indirectly through taxes. These books are inches thick, and weigh 5 pounds or more, and the textbooks, which for the most part are all carried in the student’s backpacks, are rarely used. For the years before the internet, the paperback textbook may have reigned supreme, but we are now in a modern world, where there are better solutions to this textbook toil: Online Textbooks.

Textbooks have been around for ages, and yet they hold a lot of information, they do not contain all that is needed. You would think with all the technology textbooks would be extinct by now. Don't you think its about time they were replaced by some sort of electronic device? A couple of students have already started using notebook computers instead of textbooks. In this time, textbooks are not as sufficient since this generation practically runs on technology. With this generation, textbooks can possibly disappear.

Also, they think that because textbooks are very heavy, which can impact students' health, and they are expensive, which lose students money. However, textbooks are improving comprehension skills and it assists teachers to teach comfortably and it helps students to learn better than any other type of education materials. Moreover, it excites students by giving them more confidence and it is more enjoyable for students to read from textbooks. Textbooks also are very supportive for beginning teachers because it is like a guide with all the details. Moreover, it is a good resource for students because it has the materials that are needed for exams and sometimes if there are quizzes. Students have many ways to avoid the high price of textbooks. They can borrow from their friends, rent the textbooks from other students, book store and other website. Moreover, they can carry back bag instead of hold it in their back and that will not heart their health at

Every student deserves the most effective teaching materials in the classroom. Textbooks are not supplying what students need to achieve success throughout his/her education; therefore, tablets/computers should be used over textbooks. There are multiple advantages and disadvantages to taking textbooks out of classrooms throughout the United States.

In the past few years, technology has really been pushed into education. Technology has effected the student learning. Learning methods are changed due to the internet. The purpose of this report to describe the effects of learning trends using eBooks and print books. Undoubtedly, nowadays, students are more interested towards eLearning, but still print books hold great importance. This writing attempts to explain facts regarding eBooks and printed text, and which method has greats influence on student learning.

　　First, students using electronic textbooks in school can lighten a part of the burden of carrying heavy traditional print textbooks. One of the e-Books functions is that it can condense the contents of traditional print textbooks. Since students in Malaysia need to bring a number of textbooks to schools daily, the condensed version of textbooks can reduce the burden (Embong, Noor, Hashim, Ali& Shaari, 2012). Through the e-Books, it is convenience for students