Radio TICAL » etextbook http://www.portical.org/podcasts Audio insights for administrators, by administrators Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:11:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 2006-2009 rzmoon@santacruz.k12.ca.us (TICAL) rzmoon@santacruz.k12.ca.us (TICAL) education technology leadership administrators K-12 k12 1440 http://www.portical.org/images/radio_tical_sm.jpg Radio TICAL » etextbook http://www.portical.org/podcasts 144 144 http://www.portical.org/podcasts/?feed=rss2 For administrators, by administrators Radio TICAL is a series of audio programs created to provide school administrators with convenient, practical, and thought-provoking professional development that can help them get the most benefit from educational technology. education, technology, leadership, administrators, K-12, k12, TICAL, Portical, educational technology TICAL TICAL rzmoon@santacruz.k12.ca.us no clean Equity and Literacy with Free Electronic Textbooks http://www.portical.org/podcasts/equity-and-literacy-with-free-electronic-textbooks/296.htm http://www.portical.org/podcasts/equity-and-literacy-with-free-electronic-textbooks/296.htm#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:29:05 +0000 Rowland Baker http://www.portical.org/podcasts/?p=296

California has launched a major open-source electronic textbook (ebook) initiative which implements Governor Schwarzenegger’s vision of providing free textbooks and digital access to a standards-based curriculum.  Rowland Baker had the honor of speaking with the Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas, who helped put this initiative into action for high school math and science courses.  In this interview, Dr.  Thomas provides an overview of the program and where to find more information.

Resources to follow-up:

]]> http://www.portical.org/podcasts/equity-and-literacy-with-free-electronic-textbooks/296.htm/feed 0 0:11:46 California has launched a major open-source electronic textbook (ebook) initiative which implements Governor Schwarzenegger's vision of providing free textbooks and digital access to a standards-based ... California has launched a major open-source electronic textbook (ebook) initiative which implements Governor Schwarzenegger's vision of providing free textbooks and digital access to a standards-based curriculum.  Rowland Baker had the honor of speaking with the Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas, who helped put this initiative into action for high school math and science courses.  In this interview, Dr.  Thomas provides an overview of the program and where to find more information. Resources to follow-up: Press release from the Governor CLRN's digital textbook review and textbook list TICAL resources on ebooks Executive order for ICT digital leadership council General, Leadership TICAL no no