Quote:
Ebooks and apps will quickly become a part of the elite & wealthy student education system; they won't easily be adopted across all levels. (I am looking forward to one of the "Every student gets an ipad!" schools being hit with the problem of a three-day blizzard power-outage and what that does to education.)
__________________
|
This seems way too pesssimistic. Students are using Kindles in US schools NOW. Heck Kindles have been tried in AFRICAN schools
LINK.
Will there be iPads for everyone next year? Nope. But will digital textbooks be commonplace in US high schools and colleges in ten years. It ain't certain- but that's the way to bet.
Why do you think Apple entered the ebook market, created IBooks author, and started the digital textbook initiative? Why did Microsoft invest in BN, specifically including BN College Bookstores? Its because they are seeing a bright future , where you are seeing obstacles.