Interactive+Textbooks

=Interactive Textbooks & Where to find etexts=

__Students__
Students are looking for materials that are interactive, relevant, collaborative and personalized
 * Virtual labs
 * Video
 * Animations
 * 3D renderings

__Texts__
The etext should go beyond simply being an e-reader version of the textbook

A chart can go here regarding: title of text, publisher, cost, and platform (iPad or PC tablet) that it will run on. not really an interactive text, though ||
 * **Textbook** || **Cost** || **Publisher** || **Platform** || **comments** ||
 * Glencoe Biology (gr11) - BC ||  || McGraw-Hill ||   ||   ||
 * Inquiry Into Life (gr12) - BC ||  || McGraw-Hill || needs flash || The current ed (13) is being revamped to be interactive. The rep says to wait at least a year before thinking about purchasing. ||
 * iLit ||  || McGraw-Hill || both || Teachers can create a book that is customized. Pick out 4-5 (or more) short stories, poetry excerpts etc. They can be theme based. []
 * Mathematics 10,11,12 || 9.95 || McGraw-Hill ||  || Seems to be a bit of a rip off. 9.95 per student per year for etexts. Print textbooks are shared in the year as semestered classes. (ex. 2 classes a semester = 2 sets of textbooks versus 4). With etexts, the company wants single use. ||

iBooks
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