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FCC Chairman Genachowski’s Push for Digital Textbooks
by Jordan Usdan and Josh Gottheimer
At the first-ever Digital Learning Day Town Hall in Washington, DC, FCC Chairman Genachowski and Secretary of Education Duncan challenged states and the education and technology industries to get digital textbooks into the hands of all students in five years. Barriers to adoption of digital textbooks include old state procurement rules, lack of device and content interoperability, and connectivity costs.
Six months ago, Genachowski and Duncan launched an effort with business and education leaders to help schools make the transition to digital textbooks. At yesterday’s event, this collaborative presented them with the “Digital Textbook Playbook,” a resource for schools making the move to digital learning. As a next step, Genachowski and Duncan announced a meeting in March 2012 with education CEOs, state officials, and nonprofit leaders to advance the national adoption of digital textbooks.
The FCC has been working since the 1990s, via its E-Rate program, to connect every library and classroom in America to the Internet. Now it is time for the next broadband-enabled learning revolution. Digital textbooks offer lessons personalized to students’ learning styles and aptitudes that enable real-time data and feedback to parents and teachers.
Key facts:
The U.S. spends more than $7 billion per year on K12 textbooks, but too many students are still using books that are seven to ten years old, with outdated material.
South Korea has announced that all students will be using digital textbooks beginning in 2015.
Technology-based teaching can reduce the time it takes to learn a lesson by up to 80 percent.
The FCC is the biggest funder of connectivity in K12 schools in the United States. It is helping connect America's schools to the networks of the future. The FCC's education agenda is focused on helping educators, students, and parents transform learning opportunities through the use of technology at school, in the community, and at home.
n "FCC Chairman Genachowski's Push for Digital textbooks" how do the Key facts contribute to the reader's understanding of the selection?
A.
They compare the amount spent on textbooks and digital learning.
B.
They give examples of why other countries are doing so well.
C.
They tell how technology can speed up the learning process.
D.
They provide some of the benefits of using digital learning.
by Jordan Usdan and Josh Gottheimer
At the first-ever Digital Learning Day Town Hall in Washington, DC, FCC Chairman Genachowski and Secretary of Education Duncan challenged states and the education and technology industries to get digital textbooks into the hands of all students in five years. Barriers to adoption of digital textbooks include old state procurement rules, lack of device and content interoperability, and connectivity costs.
Six months ago, Genachowski and Duncan launched an effort with business and education leaders to help schools make the transition to digital textbooks. At yesterday’s event, this collaborative presented them with the “Digital Textbook Playbook,” a resource for schools making the move to digital learning. As a next step, Genachowski and Duncan announced a meeting in March 2012 with education CEOs, state officials, and nonprofit leaders to advance the national adoption of digital textbooks.
The FCC has been working since the 1990s, via its E-Rate program, to connect every library and classroom in America to the Internet. Now it is time for the next broadband-enabled learning revolution. Digital textbooks offer lessons personalized to students’ learning styles and aptitudes that enable real-time data and feedback to parents and teachers.
Key facts:
The U.S. spends more than $7 billion per year on K12 textbooks, but too many students are still using books that are seven to ten years old, with outdated material.
South Korea has announced that all students will be using digital textbooks beginning in 2015.
Technology-based teaching can reduce the time it takes to learn a lesson by up to 80 percent.
The FCC is the biggest funder of connectivity in K12 schools in the United States. It is helping connect America's schools to the networks of the future. The FCC's education agenda is focused on helping educators, students, and parents transform learning opportunities through the use of technology at school, in the community, and at home.
n "FCC Chairman Genachowski's Push for Digital textbooks" how do the Key facts contribute to the reader's understanding of the selection?
A.
They compare the amount spent on textbooks and digital learning.
B.
They give examples of why other countries are doing so well.
C.
They tell how technology can speed up the learning process.
D.
They provide some of the benefits of using digital learning.
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D. They provide some of the benefits of using digital learning.
The key facts highlight the benefits of digital textbooks, such as potential cost savings, the ability to provide up-to-date materials, and improved learning efficiency. This supports the main argument of the article regarding the push for digital textbooks in education.
The key facts highlight the benefits of digital textbooks, such as potential cost savings, the ability to provide up-to-date materials, and improved learning efficiency. This supports the main argument of the article regarding the push for digital textbooks in education.