Tossing the Textbooks. I realize the capabilities of open sourcing textbooks and know it is a better resource. And, I have not bought a CD since the 90's. We also need to realize that some students are tactile and need to feel and experience the pages of a book. Remember this is coming from someone who is a printmaker and smiles at the feel of a high weight paper (higher the weight the better the quality). Here are some activities for tactile learners.
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Weird fact: did you know that record sales have increased 50% over the past five years? Some classics never die.
ReplyDeleteIt is almost back to the idea of differentiated instruction--how does each student learn best? Some might completely flop when trying to work with cmputers and the Internet.
ReplyDeleteI always love reading my books and opening it up for the first time. I love the way they smell. As for the thicker the paper the better, well, too thick makes me think I'm turning too many pages every time ;)
ReplyDeleteI do think that those who are tactile learners will need the printed out books to learn best. Maybe mixing and matching with some opensource on the net and some printed in a book. I don't know.