The Tech Guy

Today, our kids get their information from the Internet, downloaded onto their iPods, and in Twitter feeds to their cell phones. A world of up-to-date information fits easily into their pockets and onto their computer screens. So why are California’s public school students still forced to lug around antiquated, heavy, expensive textbooks?

via Schwarzenegger: Digital textbooks can save money, improve learning – San Jose Mercury News.

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Michael J. Elson Technology, teaching Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, education, Public school