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As a Californian, and a college student, I can see what our Governor is trying to do here. While I applaud his efforts, I also think this idea is a little far fetched. It just isn't fair to poorer students who lack computers at home. It gives a clear advantage to wealthier students who can afford computers and even greater advantages to those lucky enough to portable computers.

Sadly, this is an issue with no easy answers. As our new fiscal year looms I'm sure all Californians are wondering where we'll be hit this year. ]]>Jun 9th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/
Also, I had a teacher who would post his overhead notes online so that we could either study from them, or print them out for class. Most of the student would goof off and not pay attention because of this. If theyre not forced to take notes, theres no point, so he stopped. The exact same thing will happen with digital copies for ipods and other formats. Its not about making it easier for students to learn, its about giving them even more reason to goof off.]]>Jun 10th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 19th 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/
On top of that, I'm sure California has the power to say, we'll pay XX amount for updates to the electronic books. This will also eliminate the problem of teaching student outdated material. The pro's more than outweigh any con. The only loser here is the people who loves printing books and been making a killing doing revision every year to sell more books. Educational books are a scam, especially in higher learning.]]>Jun 9th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 12:03PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/
If there are students that need a computer at home, don't you think the cost would be less each year than the cost of the text books that have to be purchased? In Science especially, new things are being discovered, Pluto is no longer a planet (dumb move), strides in medicine, and the list goes on. With each new discovery, all it would take is a person making corrections in one place and saving the correction and sending it out to all the students. No new books have to be purchased because they are out of date with each new day!

GO GOV ARNOLD!!!]]>Jun 10th 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 6:56AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/
The fact that blind or Visually impaired will now have equal access to texts needed, that's good. The fact that many will develop vision problems because of the computer screen, that's bad.

It's probably time for this...but OH HOW I WILL MISS A BOOK IN MY HANDS.]]>Jun 10th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 7:23AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/
If California allows them to outlaw text books that is the same thing Hitler did but Arnie will just use a different mask.

Oh Woe Is The US]]>Jun 10th 2009 7:40AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/Jun 10th 2009 9:34AM