eReadersLet’s make the change…

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Are textbooks obsolete?Types of e-ReadersEducational Role:

Preschool LevelElementary, Middle &

High School LevelCollege Level

Impact on PublishersEnvironmental ImpactPTHSD – Let’s make the

change

What is an e-Reader?•Small, digital electronic book•Wireless•Light weight•Ability to store huge amounts of information•Most come with dictionary feature•Some have ability to highlight text•Some have ability to take notes

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Amazon KindleCost and Specifications$139 – wireless $189 – 3G wireless$379 – DX larger screen free 3GUp to 3500 booksReads like real paperLong battery life – one month

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Barnes & Noble NookCost and Specifications$149 – free Wi-Fi$199 – 3G with Wi-Fi Stores up to 1500 booksBattery life – 10 daysBrowse the WebBuilt in Dictionary

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Apple iPadCost and Specifications Wi-Fi Wi-Fi+ 3G 16Gb - $499 $62932Gb - $599 $72964Gb - $699 $8299.7 inch screenBacklit touch screen10 hour battery life

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Intel ReaderCost and Specifications•$1399•Designed for people with low vision, blindness or reading disabilities like dyslexia•Converts printed text to digital text•Easily change font size•Intel Reader

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Educational Role- Preschool “A major concern

about reading is not how to teach children to read but how to ensure that they will continue to read, enriching and broadening their skills and interests.” - Rich (1997)

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Educational Role – Elementary, Middle & High School LevelPositive NegativeEffective for students with

learning disabilitiesEnhance the learning for

ELL studentsBooks are read to student

via headphonesStudents enthusiastic

about new technologyDictionaryShows pronunciation

which can increase fluency

Cost per student is fairly high initially

Some additional technical support required

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Educational Role – College LevelPositive ChallengesColleges testing out the use of

eReadersLess expensive than

purchasing multiple text books.Specific textbooks can cost up

to $250The average cost of text books

rose 186% from 1986 to 2005Students can print out the

electronic versionAbility to take notes within e-

ReaderUse dictionary for word

meaning or pronunciation

Changes how you learnInteraction with paper lost Ability to make notes,

highlight has changed – slower

Hard to locate page numbers on Kindle – reformatted

For blind or vision impaired students the e-readers directions are not heard but have to be read

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PublishersLegislature in some states

okayed using state money to buy digital textbooks – California, Texas, Florida, Indiana

Texas – spends $500 million on textbooks each year.

California spends approximately $400 million per year on textbooks

Florida's spending is closer to $260 million per year

K-12 textbook market reached $6.4 billion in 2007

Average spending per pupil for books in U.S. public schools amounted to $64.51 annually or 36 cents per instructional day.

McGraw Hill publishes 95% of their books electronically

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Environmental Impacte-Readers can

reduce the amount of paper needed for textbooks.

How can eReaders be recycled, what is their life-span?

Paper can be recycled into many different items

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Parsippany-Troy Hills School District

The average cost of text books rose 186% from 1986

Average supplies cost per student is $241

Average athletic cost per student is $219

Year Supplies

2008 $1,758,855

2009 $2,062,504

2010 $1,468,824

Average per student

$241

Athletic Budget 2010

$1,603,063

Average per student

$219

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Parsippany-Troy Hills School DistrictAbout 1000 special

education students$139,000 cost for one

Kindle per SE student$46,000 if purchased for

every one out of three SE students

At $139 cost is less per student than what is spent on athletics

Does not factor in volume discount

Some additional technical support needed

Can be supported by current staff

No additional training needed

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Proposal for PTHSD - Elementary “This [technology] is starting to enter our schools very rapidly, especially as the prices come down, and before that happens,

we have to inform people. I don't think the e-reader in itself is

going to make a difference, but if it's used with effective

instruction, then it can make a huge difference. [E-readers] have the most amazing potential, but

they're so new in terms of formal studies that there isn't a whole lot that has been done yet," Larson says. "Within the next year or

two, we'll have some more evidence.” Lotta Larson (2010),

assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, KS.

One Kindle per classroom at the elementary level

Ability to borrow within school for group use

Effective for ELL learners to make the connection between text and word

Effective for students with dyslexia Can aid auditory learners prior to

official classificationStudents can take notes while

readingTeachers can assess comprehension

based on notes taken

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Proposal for PTHSD - Elementary15 units per school10 elementary schools 150 total unitsCost only $21,000Fraction of what is spent on athletics

Increase of 1.4% of textbook and supplies budget

Next step for e-Readers:

Educators, manufacturers, experts in educational technology need to get together to

create a product that is effective for all learners.

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