27 January 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

Your Textbook on the iPad – no way!!

Apple re-invents the way you can read your textbook, make electronic notes on the text page, highlight images and basically learn - in a more interactive, modern way.  No more looking through old textbooks or wondering in amazement if you have the latest one only the week after you have purchased it. Apple yet again sets the boundaries in instant interaction, against the standards of publishing protocol today.

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To help you purchase, store, view and use your textbook – the iBook assists students, teachers and publishers in moving forward, like textbook publishing has never been seen before.

There is no why children or any student must continue to use the same old books. We are at a point were we need to work in a better educational way for the 21st Century.

The iBook for textbooks and learning will become the cornerstone of educational teaching.

Adding audio and visual all in one, this product offers beautiful graphics and up-to-date information. You can even create your own book – Apple offers you the iBooks author – an incredible new publishing tool for the mac with apple design templates to create your own multi-touch book for the iPad. Available for free.

This will push your abilities towards the 21st Century – living for the world we all live in today.

 DEBATE



  • Would you like to learn on an iBook instead of a textbook?

  • Are Apple taking over the market or are they just very inventive?

  • Will we never see a paper book again in a few years?


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Word Images Definition Example Listen
Fingertips   The tip or end of a finger. He has the answer at his fingertips. Listen
Wonder One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration The marine biologist wondered about the impact of overfishing on the fish population Listen
Boundary Limits You can go play as long as you stay within your boundaries  Listen
Cornerstone Fundamental basis The cornerstone of democratic government is a free press.  Listen
 Century 100 years It has been centuries since there was a war here in Spain  Listen
Protocol The customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette The course of action was not the correct protocol  Listen
Touch To feel something I can touch my nose  Listen
Read To understand words Bob read the book. Listen 
Picture   A visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, The picture is on the wall. Listen

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