Today’s education system is vastly different than ever before. In the age of technology, there are millions of resources available to students at the tips of their fingers. E-books allows students to continue to have access to up-to-the-minute information. Here are a few reasons why school systems should want to implement an e-book curriculum.
E-books are available instantly
University students are typically given up to a two-week grace period during the beginning of the semester to purchase books if they are ordering them from a website where shipping can take up to 4-7 business days. With a completely virtual-based school system, students are able to get their books within the first few minutes of being in a new class at the beginning of the semester. This will allow teachers to begin the curriculum sooner and get more of the material covered throughout the semester or year.
Easily portable
Carrying about stacks of books is unrealistic. Most people would rather have fewer items on their person but with a full schedule and one, two, or three books per class, is problematic. With e-books, you can carry an entire library of books in the palm of your head without breaking a sweat. The easily portable but also easily accessible and never have to be worried about forgetting a book.
It’s the next logical step
Teachers in classrooms are becoming more tech savvy every year. Blackboards have been replaced by white virtual boards, overhead projectors are a thing of the past with video lectures; books should be the new obvious choice. There is so much technology integrated into the classroom, the source of information should be as technologically modern as possible.
E-books are up to date
The concern with textbooks, especially science fields, is they eventually become out of date and irrelevant. There are new updates to the science industry and with a new e-book purchase, you are able to get the newest information each semester rather than depending on a source from 1998.
Sources come to life
The source section of a textbook is a no man’s land when they are listed in the back of a book with little reason to go out of your way to search further. E-books offer live links to find out more information about the subject matter. This stems back to a person’s natural curiosity toward life.
The list of benefits due to e-books continues on and on. A modern day school system needs to be up to date with technology to ensure that students are getting the best possible education and have all the information that they will need.