When you as a substitute are familiar with the subject at hand, you can
typically use the textbook as a basis for a lesson about the topic currently being taught.
Not exact matches
I would divide distance education via the World Wide Web into three categories, each of which incorporates the previous category: The Web can be
used as an electronic
textbook to disseminate information for users to read (my own personal Web site is a good example); as an electronic
textbook with quizzes, which also fosters interactions between the user and the machine,
typically in the form of multiple - choice or true / false tests; and as an electronic conference, which goes beyond the electronic
textbook to foster interactions between users and teachers.
Open source digital
textbooks, which contain free,
typically changeable material that can be shared between teachers, have been in the works for several years and are just one part of a larger movement to transform learning through the
use of technology.
Easy - to - understand definitions are provided for over 400 mathematical terms and expressions
typically found on standardized tests,
used in
textbooks, and encountered in everyday mathematical situations.
School districts
typically have some kind of evaluative process for selecting their
textbooks (as they have for many years; see Carus, 1990) that are
used to create common curriculum across schools.
The good news: While paper
textbooks cost around $ 120, e-texts, usually sold for one - year
use, are
typically about $ 20, says Kahler.
Considering hard copy
textbooks typically cost $ 75 - 100, imagine what we could do with $ 50 tablets if we
used them for shareware digital
textbooks in all subjects.
While this won't
typically earn you money (although some clever college entrepreneurs have figured out a way to profit selling
used textbooks), it is a great way to get some money back for the books you bought each semester.