iRex iLiad to be used in Norwegian schools (test project)

rincewind · 12-18-2007, 02:31 PM

According to the Norwegian tech-news site Digi, a test project has been launched to use iRex iLiad devices for school books. The article (Norwegian only) reports that 30 students and 5 teachers will participate in the project, with books provided (mostly as PDF files) by textbook publisher Gyldendal.

They reckon they can save some money (in Norway, the schools provide books for students) by cutting the book dealers out of the equation -- but some skeptics are, well, skeptical about hardware abuse. :-)

Good for them though - it will be interesting to see the results of it.

/R

NatCh · 12-18-2007, 02:49 PM

It's great to see someone actually trying the e-textbooks idea out in the Real World! Thanks for letting us know about it, rincewind!

bob_ninja · 12-24-2007, 02:46 PM

You would think that eReaders are perfect for schools. Especially iRex with bigger screen and note taking capability. Interesting that only in Europe there are attempts to explore their use for newspapers and schools. In North America the focus seems to be general books from big media companies (Sony) and retailers (Amazon). Educational organizations are MIA.

joblack · 12-26-2007, 02:55 AM

Damned -

... we still worked with pens in school ;o).

12-18-2007, 02:31 PM	#1
rincewind Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 479 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: iLiad	iRex iLiad to be used in Norwegian schools (test project) According to the Norwegian tech-news site Digi, a test project has been launched to use iRex iLiad devices for school books. The article (Norwegian only) reports that 30 students and 5 teachers will participate in the project, with books provided (mostly as PDF files) by textbook publisher Gyldendal. They reckon they can save some money (in Norway, the schools provide books for students) by cutting the book dealers out of the equation -- but some skeptics are, well, skeptical about hardware abuse. :-) Good for them though - it will be interesting to see the results of it. /R

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12-18-2007, 02:49 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It's great to see someone actually trying the e-textbooks idea out in the Real World! Thanks for letting us know about it, rincewind!

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bob_ninja Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 582 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Zire71	You would think that eReaders are perfect for schools. Especially iRex with bigger screen and note taking capability. Interesting that only in Europe there are attempts to explore their use for newspapers and schools. In North America the focus seems to be general books from big media companies (Sony) and retailers (Amazon). Educational organizations are MIA.

12-26-2007, 02:55 AM	#4
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,746 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	Damned - ... we still worked with pens in school ;o).

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