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The future of textbooks is looking brighter. At the Penn State 1:1 computing conference I attended earlier this year one of the presenters pointed us to CK12.org for online textbooks. I had not spent much time at the site until I recently read an article about the State of California approving the CK12 [...]

One of the reasons for considering the iPad for a 1:1 program is the concept of electronic textbooks.  Watching students carry 10 pound backpacks around all day, seeing textbooks fall apart and having students forget to bring books home all make the concept of an electronic textbook very appealing.  The cost of hardbound textbooks and [...]