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Encyclo-AI

September 14, 2026

In a world overflowing with information, finding reliable, well-organized material for a specific learning need can take almost as much …

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Can Digital Textbooks Replace College Instructors?

August 11, 2023

An edtech founder provides some answers. GUEST COLUMN | by Dave Sherwood Reading is the most basic unit of …

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Cool Tool | pivotED from Capstone

August 18, 2017

pivotEd leverages Capstone’s rich content by offering more than 500 pre-built lessons for grades 3 through 6. Each lesson is …

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Very Social Studies

June 21, 2017

A Texas teacher’s perspective on her unique students and their shift to digital textbooks. GUEST COLUMN | by Stacy Brown …

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Cool Tool | VitalSource Content Studio

May 22, 2017

Since its launch last year, VitalSource Content Studio™ has proven to be a growing interactive authoring resource for publishers, numerous higher …

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Cool Tool | SmartBook from McGraw-Hill Education

February 15, 2017

SmartBook, by learning science company McGraw-Hill Education, is a digital version of a course textbook – with a twist. SmartBook …

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Cool Tool | Discovery Education’s Science Techbook

February 13, 2017

The first of Discovery Education’s series of award-winning digital textbooks that are now currently used by more than 3 million …

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The Right Kind of Growth in Greenville County

January 24, 2017

With dynamic digital content and personalized learning, a district embraces transition. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Jeff McCoy has reason …

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Death of the Textbook, Really

December 22, 2016

Will a new business model accelerate the digital revolution in course materials? GUEST COLUMN | by Ryan Petersen and Jared …

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Trends | Turning the Page Digital

August 25, 2015

The tide is turning on the $8 billion textbook market that has had its hold on budget-strapped schools. Increasing numbers …

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Cool Tool | Social Studies Techbook

August 27, 2014

This cool tool brings history to life with an innovative multimedia reference library that links key documents to people and places; …

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Water on Mars

April 18, 2013

The amazing new world of interactive learning GUEST COLUMN | by David Straus Why Interactive Imagine you grew up in …

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Trends | Infographic: How to Make the Jump to Digital

February 26, 2013

CREDIT: OnlineCollege.org

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Trends | Infographic: The Open Textbook Challenge

October 30, 2012

From: OnlineColleges.net

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Trends | Infographic: Adoption Rates of New K-12 Teaching Styles

October 09, 2012

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Trends | Infographic: US Students Prefer Digital Over Paper Textbooks

September 14, 2012

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Trends | Innovation in Education

September 13, 2012

Click closer to scan this sketch and you just might learn something new. If anything, you’ll get a peek into …

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Who Needs Ed Reform Anyway?

March 02, 2012

CLASSROOM 21 | by Greg Limperis Whatʼs all this talk about tech-fueled education reform lately, anyway? Why change anything? Why …

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Cool Tool | Apple Reinvents the Textbook

January 19, 2012

Students can access over 20,000 education apps on their iPads. There are now more than 1.5 million iPads in use …

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Interview | Osman Rashid Thinks You Ought to Kno

September 01, 2011

What’s the number one best-selling education app for the iPad? Osman Rashid is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at …

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Cool Tool | Discovery Education Science Techbook

August 22, 2011

From Discovery Education comes a technology tool built from scratch to address state and core standards for science education. Discovery …

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Cool Tool | Chegg Goes Digital

August 19, 2011

Students heading back to college and purchasing their books may have a slightly lighter load to carry: textbook rental giant …

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