Over the last couple of years, the news that both Apple and Amazon were entering or otherwise updating their participation in the textbook market is both underwhelming (we really should be way past seeing next textbook forms as innovation) and important (there’s a bigger picture, as always). That teachers can now create personalized and interactive textbooks is interesting if you’re merging old ed-thinking with modern tech-thinking.
Link: Why Apps Should Replace Textbooks In Your Classroom
via http://www.teachthought.com