{"id":141,"date":"2013-12-31T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartdesks-computer-office-furniture-blog.dev\/?p=106"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:32:19","slug":"textbook-economics-part-ii-digitizing-your-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartdesks.com\/knowledge-center\/textbook-economics-part-ii-digitizing-your-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Textbook Economics, Part II: Digitizing Your Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSMARTdesks can help you embrace the challenge of digitizing your classroom and take advantage of increasing online classroom resources. We offer a variety of products that can make the transition easy. Here’s a list of products that are essential to making the transition to digital textbooks as smooth as possible.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2. Mobile Whiteboards<\/a> and SMARTboards<\/a> are a must-have for the digital classroom. Teachers can highlight important learning material. Students can write on the mobile board to engage with their subject matter and collaborate.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3. How to power all of these electronics without a mess of wires? The Floor + Furniture Integration Technology (FFIT)<\/a> offers an easily reconfigurable solution for cable management. To see how it works, click here<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4. At the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy’s Cyber Cafe,<\/a> outfitted with Exchange<\/a>\u00a0collaboration tables, students are using technology on a daily basis for their research needs.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor some great insights into the pros and cons of digitizing libraries in the classroom, check out\u00a0this interview with Nik Osborne, the Chief of Staff for the Vice President for Information Technology at Indiana University. According to Osborne, academic institutions have a role to play in the market for digital textbooks; it’s not just up to the student and book publisher to make classroom changes happen.\u00a0For a look at how students use technology in and out of the classroom, check out\u00a0these stats\u00a0from the Educause Center for Analysis and Research.
\nThe bottom line?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The potential for innovation in the market is tremendous if institutions, publishers, and students to develop an interactive, lower-cost alternative to traditional print textbooks.\nIn your opinion…<\/em>what are the advantages and disadvantages of a digital classroom?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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