Re: scanning textbook pages

In addition to the research already cited, there are additional studies that demonstrate better student results when students are exposed to a mix of face to face and online instruction.

All the major textbook publishers have partnered with the key course management systems (Blackboard, e-College, WebCT) to create unique, online course materials, synched with their textbooks and providing a number of learning opportunities (activities, self-tests, student projects)for students.

Though most of these products are geared to higher education, a number would be suitable for students at the 10-12 level. You can find more information on the websites of either the course management systems or the publishers.

Isabella Hinds

> [Original Message]
> From: Keith Tabor <ket354[_at_]yahoo.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org>
 > Date: 9/25/02 8:51:38 AM
> Subject: Re: scanning textbook pages
>
> My first thought is that you and your faculty should
> review recent studies showing that readers of all ages
> have better comprehension when reading from paper than
> from on screen - even if the format is identical, ie
> scanned. I would think this would be of more concern
> to an educator. (I can provide a cite to one such
> article if upon request, if I can dig it out.)
>
> I trust others on the list to address your copyright
> problems more completely than I, but I would also
> recommend looking to your alumni for some advice. I'm
> sure there is one out there who practices IP law or is
> at a firm with an IP section that would be willing to
> assist.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Keith
>
> --- Dera Weaver <DWeaver[_at_]athensacademy.org> wrote:
> > This is my first question to this list.
> >
> > I am the librarian at a private high school. We run
> > a laptop program within
> > a wireless network: each student (grade 7-12) has
> > his or her own laptop
> > computer, as do all teachers. Integration of
> > technology into curriculum is
> > highly supported.
> >
> > Concerned about issues of weight (bookbags, sports
> > equipment, a laptop
> > computer) that students must handle during the
> > school day, some of our
> > faculty came up with the idea of scanning textbook
> > pages on a routine basis,
> > then posting them to our network so that students
> > would not have to carry
> > their books home. The conditions they propose to
> > place on this activity are
> > as follows: 1) All students will still purchase the
> > required textbook 2)
> > Scanning will be done in small segments, say, a
> > chapter at a time, and each
> > segment will be "destroyed" after a short period. 3)
> > The scanned pages will
> > be available online behind password protection.
> >
> > In this way, a teacher could post homework to his or
> > her Web page, students
> > could read the pages online and complete
> > assignments, either through e-mail
> > or print. (Online assignments are already becoming
> > a fixture at our school,
> > and students like this way of doing business.)
> >
> > I have suggested that permission from the publishers
> > might be a good idea if
> > they insist on pursuing this project (which seems to
> > tackle the problem in
> > several wrongheaded ways, but that's just the
> > opinion of the media
> > specialist), but frankly the whole thing makes me
> > nervous. Do you have any
> > comments/advice for me? Thank you.
> >
> > Dera Weaver
> > Coordinator of Information Services
> > Athens Academy
> > Athens, GA
> >
>
>
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