Digital+Textbooks+&+Google+Latitude

· Online textbooks that provide learning content for students that are tailored to their abilities and interests · Offer various interactive functions o Provide the student with a combination of materials § Textbooks § Reference books § Workbooks § Dictionaries § Multimedia contents (video clips, animations, virtual reality) · Can be accessed both at school and at home without the constraint of time and place · Digital textbooks are alive and in motion · Learners can create their own textbooks while using the digital textbook o Underline important points o Taking notes o Underlining important parts o Taking notes o Combining own content with content of textbook to create greater breath [] · First introduced by the Education Ministry of South Korea in the year of 2003 o Developed to serve as a study assistance tool that utilizes a variety of resources § Digital media · The content available on a digital textbook can be updated easily without having to wait long periods of time o Limitations of conventional paper textbooks would take years to revise · Government of South Korea tested digital textbooks o 300 Elementary schools students o 4 schools § Found: · Students, especially those in the middle or lower achievement brackets showed improvement · By 2013 the digital textbook will be distributed free to every school in Korea Expected Outcomes: · To prepare students for the future · Digital textbooks that enable all forms of learner-centered learning both at home and at school · To contribute to mobile telecommunication devices · To be introduced to overseas markets · Cost-effective an affordable
 * Digital Textbook**
 * Background:**

· Easy to carry · Easy access · No need for electricity · No need for a computer · Content is easily outdated · Limited to the richness of contents due to printing costs · Costly to purchase · No multi-media · Not-reusable (even when you sell the book back, devaluates and next semester the curriculum changes, therefore, the course textbook needs to be changed) || **Positive Attributes:** · Can be accessed whether at school or at home · Integrates all content that would have existed in printed textbooks · A student centered textbook · Interactive Functions (note, memo, bulletin board, discussion room and real time evaluation ·  Changes the instruction role of teachers (more facilitated) ·  Useful for special needs students ·  Higher costs for infrastructure and equipments (running laptops, computers, access) ·  Some students may not like the concept, may prefer printed copy ||
 * **Printed Textbook** || **Digital Textbook** ||
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 * Negative Attributes:**

1. Do students learn better with digital textbooks? a. If so, how do you determine this? 2. If digital textbooks were available for use by your school, would you adopt it? a. Why or why not? 3. Does the introduction of digital textbooks in schools support life-long learning?
 * Classroom Discussion:**

With Google Latitude, you can: · See where your friends are and what they are up to ·  Quickly contact them with SMS, IM, or a phone call · Control your location and who gets to see it Enjoy Google Latitude on your phone, PC, or both.
 * GOOGLE LATITUDE:**

· [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Oq-9enE-k&feature=channel**] You can use your Google account to sign in and easily invite friends to Latitude from your existing list of contacts or by entering their email addresses. Google Talk is integrated with Latitude, so you and your friends can update your status messages and profile photos on the go and see what everyone is up to. You can also call, SMS, IM, or email each other within the app. · Google Latitude is available on the following mobile devices wherever Google Maps for mobile v3.0 and above is supported:
 * How to Invite Friends:**
 * From your mobile phone** - View your friends' locations and status messages and share yours with them. Latitude is a feature of [|Google Maps for mobile]. ([|Supported phones])

- Android-powered devices with Maps v3.0 and above. - Most color BlackBerry devices - Most Windows Mobile 5.0 and above devices. Note: Some Windows Mobile devices don't [|support cell-ID location detection]. - Most Symbian S60 devices

- iPhone and iPod touch devices
 * Coming soon!**

· An application device added to your mobile telephone · Developed by google · Latitude allows a [|mobile phone] user to allow certain other people on his or her [|Gmail] contact list to track where he or she is ·  These people can track the user (or more accurately, his or her phone) on [|Google Maps] via their own [|iGoogle] accounts. · The user can control the accuracy and details of what each of the other users can see — an exact location can be allowed, or it can be limited to identifying the city only. o For privacy, §  it can also be turned off by the user, § location can be manually entered
 * From your computer** - View your friends' locations