Common core and Apple partner with Pearson et al for K-12 education

Digital Textbooks: The year started off with big industry news when Apple launched its iBook app, which would allow users to create their own textbooks. Apple also announced a new partnership it had created with the three big K-12 textbook publishers: Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Just a few weeks later, the U.S. Department of Education and the FCC released a "Digital Textbook Playbook" to help educators transition from print to digital resources. The two federal agencies then met with textbook publishers and technology providers in Washington to discuss what role they can play in helping K-12 classrooms make that transition. The topic was touched on again at the annual ed-tech extravaganza known as ISTE, where panelists discussed how the industry was changing. And of course, there has been much movement in the consumer e-books market, which could be an indication of what is ahead for K-12 schools

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