Comments on: In a digital future, textbooks are history http://dontapscott.com/2009/09/24/in-a-digital-future-textbooks-are-history/ A conversation about how the web is changing the world Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:15:27 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peter_Bryenton http://dontapscott.com/2009/09/24/in-a-digital-future-textbooks-are-history/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Peter_Bryenton Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:54:28 +0000 http://dontapscott.com/site/?p=358#comment-99 I'm reading this just having watched your "Penny For Your Thoughts" video. I plan to play that in my next IT class, where I teach blind and partially sighted children. It should provoke an intelligent discussion.<br><br>There is no way these kids can ever hope to keep up with the digital information explosion by reading Braille embossed onto paper, but nowadays their talking laptops and the Internet empower them to access a portal or two into a few of those e-worlds teeming with words. I'm reading this just having watched your “Penny For Your Thoughts” video. I plan to play that in my next IT class, where I teach blind and partially sighted children. It should provoke an intelligent discussion.

There is no way these kids can ever hope to keep up with the digital information explosion by reading Braille embossed onto paper, but nowadays their talking laptops and the Internet empower them to access a portal or two into a few of those e-worlds teeming with words.

]]> By: John O'Brien http://dontapscott.com/2009/09/24/in-a-digital-future-textbooks-are-history/comment-page-1/#comment-59 John O'Brien Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:33:52 +0000 http://dontapscott.com/site/?p=358#comment-59 the idea off a device with say 200 books loaded that weighs about 300 grams is appealing compared to Uni text book that weighs a kilo ! the idea off a device with say 200 books loaded that weighs about 300 grams is appealing compared to Uni text book that weighs a kilo !

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