the conduit

The real game changing will be when publishing companies and resource creators come to understand the power of a device like this in every child’s hand. The textbook cycle in schools is incredibly expensive, and every time you buy a resource you realize you are buying into obsolescence. Subscription textbook services could make resource replacement an annual fixed cost for schools (with less guess work about when to replace outdated materials), protect revenue streams for publishing companies (we’re not going to get this for free, after all) while benefiting students with up to date (and instantly updateable)resources, rich, interactive media and embedded tools and links for teachers (standards and assessment materials). Again, Apple changes the game not by having the technology first, but by thinking about what the experience of interacting with technology can be like.

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