myON adds content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
myON, a business unit of Capstone, has introduced digital content from global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to the myON literacy environment. With the addition of HMH titles, myON...
View ArticleLightSail announces free digital ebook library
K-12 literacy solution provider LightSail will offer a free Starter Library for all customers. The Starter Library includes 200 texts spanning elementary, middle, and high school reading levels, and...
View ArticleMassive growth predicted for e-books
A new survey of 475 educators indicates that schools and districts see their use of classroom materials transitioning substantially from paper books to digital books over the next two years, according...
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myON adds National Geographic Kids to digital platform
Select National Geographic Kids digital books now available myON, a business unit of Capstone, has added digital books from National Geographic Kids, one of the largest nonprofit scientific and...
View ArticleAmazon launches e-textbook publisher for educators
Amazon is rolling out a new e-textbook publishing service specifically for educators. Called Kindle Direct Publishing EDU, the self-publishing platform lets teachers create texts by marking up existing...
View ArticleFCC urges tech industry to reinvent textbooks, teaching
On the heels of its Dec. 19 decision to raise internet connectivity funding for schools by $1.5 billion, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urged Silicon Valley to couple funding with...
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Digital textbooks a worthwhile frustration, Miami-Dade teachers say
Despite challenges, digital textbooks offer far-reaching benefits, according to educators No one is putting pen to paper in Nadia Zananiri’s ninth-grade world history class. Instead, every student is...
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El Paso uses digital textbooks for high school science
El Paso students, teachers have switched to digital textbooks from the CK-12 Foundation El Paso teachers developed three digital textbooks this summer, for high school biology, chemistry, and physics....
View Article8 ways to jump into eBooks
As districts increasingly move to digital content, many school leaders are chucking printed textbooks in favor of the more interactive content that eBooks and digital texts can offer. Ann Fondren,...
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eBook addresses internet safety, digital citizenship
Free download helps parents, teachers, and students with internet safety awareness First introduced during National Internet Safety Month in June, NBCUniversal’s The More You Know, in collaboration...
View ArticleAmazon paying eBook settlement cash back to Kindle users
Remember that antitrust suit concerning publishers, eBooks and price rigging? The good news, at least if you bought one of the affected titles between April 2010 and May 2012, is that Amazon is sending...
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This is the hottest Common Core project in schools right now
What’s a project that combines technology skills, creativity, writing and a sense of accomplishment? Look no further than eBooks. From webinars to iTunesU courses, and from word-of-mouth to Twitter...
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The Netflix of kids’ books? Epic launches on iPad for $9.99/month
The Netflix monthly subscription model is a hit for movies and TV, and is spreading to music with paid versions of services like Pandora and Spotify. In 2014, it looks like the model could finally...
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Colorado schools face challenges in transition to digital textbooks
Mesa County parent Elizabeth Chiono received letters from some of her son’s teachers at the beginning of the school year informing her that he would not get textbooks in history and science classes,...
View Article6 ways eBooks can support Common Core
As schools begin implementing the Common Core State Standards, experts say that this could be an opportune time for districts to explore eBooks, specifically because eBooks’ technology features can...
View ArticleWhat to consider for eBook implementation
eBook implementation is becoming crucial for schools and districts as part of the digital content movement. As mobile devices become a classroom staple, printed books are becoming a staple of the past....
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App of the week: Luca Lashes
Name: Luca Lashes What is it? The Luca Lashes’ interactive eBook and app series are based on main character, Luca, whose magical eyelashes help make him brave. Geared toward children ages 0-4, the...
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eReaders may help people with dyslexia
CNN reports: People with dyslexia may have an easier time reading on an eReader than using traditional paper, a new study published today in the journal PLOS One suggests. Researchers say the idea for...
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Go ahead and freak out about the school with no books
The Atlantic Wire reports that an all-digital school means no more books, no more heavy backpacks full of textbooks, and no more lockers to store those books. It also means saying goodbye to a lot high...
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eBooks could be the future of social media
In the future, eBooks will act just like social networks, Co.LABS reports. We’ll use them on our phones, share and comment right inside e-reader apps, and publishers will use our data to help them make...
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