Sentences with phrase «like electronic textbooks»

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Looking like Himalayan porters, kids stagger off to school carrying packs and bags that burst with up to 20 pounds of textbooks, electronic gear, gym clothes, even musical instruments.

The fundamental issues remain similar (e.g., teachers or textbooks as drivers of the curriculum, student challenges when using text in courses, cost of books); however, the advent of new technologies, like electronic text (e-text) and reading devices (e-readers) have added more complexity to the discussion.

Features like this are critical if electronic books are ever going to fully replace paper textbooks in classrooms.

As Pearson — along with the entire textbook publishing industry — rethinks its role in education, one of the company's executives says it could look to build the core competencies of digital content creators like video game giant Electronic Arts.