Teachers Giving Apple To Students

Are your kids tired of lugging around those back breaking textbooks? Is paperback not that environmental move that you were attempting? Are those same old course materials getting boring? Well, Apple intends on taking it to the textbook industry. They are releasing software to make it easier for instructors to create e-books and other educational materials to be used on iPads. They'll publicly announce it tomorrow at an event in New York with further details.

iPad Textbook

Think of it as Garageband for e-books purposes. Eddy Cue, Apple Internet Software Chief, say the tools will be aimed at grades K-12. Apples recognizes that the textbook industry is a $10 Billion market that can be decreased through their electronic alternative. Publishers will be able to embed relevant content like videos into their books.

How will it be received? I believe its a very interesting venture and that it will gain a great deal of popularity. Apple has been integrating their hardware in lots of dynamic ways to enhance industry-specific activity. I have no doubt that students will be enthusiastic about using an iPad for curricular activities. I've heard about incompatibility issues with the latest ePub format, but I doubt they'll go long without fixing it. What might have to be considered is the sensitivity of the hardware. Kids can be very clumsy and iPads can get expensive being replaced in an economy like today's where money is strapped for education.Watch the headlines tomorrow for more details on this campaign. Comment on what you think about Apple teaching our children