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Old 10-09-2009, 03:12 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
I totally agree. As a developer we have gotten very used to seeing our source code colorized in todays modern IDEs and even text editors like VIM, TextMate, Notepad++, e colorize your code.

Someone got the bright idea to product a programming book with the code samples/snippets colorized. It was a revelation... made the book so much better. Now many publishers are moving to do this. So, being able to have the same color in the eBook version will make them that much more readable.

I also agree with Zelda, for Kids books this is a must. Of course, we are probably talking 10 years away until readers are so cheap and ubiquitous that they replace kids picture books.

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You would be surprised how willing vendors are to making a price correction that will get their product adopted into the educational system. Here in our school district, every classroom has a SmartBoard.


They are an incredible product if they are actually used. However, putting one in a Kindergarten or even a first grade classroom is just overkill. Even with what would seem a prohibitive price, the school board saw it as a win/win for all parties. I must say that I liked using it with my 3rd and 5th graders and the kids liked it too.

Having said all that, school boards are happy to make a committment to new technology that is an effective teaching tool and one they see that will make an impact with student learning. A color e-ink display device which allows for storage of multiple books and is sturdy enough to stand up to the riggers of young students would be a perfect example and one that, if the price is right, would have school boards, administrators, and teachers (not to mention parents) salivating.
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