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Building Digital Textbooks
                      Open Source Content Management


Friday, March 2, 12
Today's Agenda
                 • How The Mighty Have Fallen

                      • From Inaccessible to Accessible

                 • The Changing Model of Textbooks

                 • Open Source Software

                 • Creative Commons Resources

                 • iBooks Author


Friday, March 2, 12
Music Industry




Friday, March 2, 12
Newspaper Industry




Friday, March 2, 12
TV




Friday, March 2, 12
Airlines and Travel




Friday, March 2, 12
Cable




Friday, March 2, 12
A Brief History
                         (Why do we print books?)




         • "Keeping" Information

         • Printing Information

         • Transporting Information

         • Value of Information




Friday, March 2, 12
The Gutenberg Bible
                            Not Very Portable


Friday, March 2, 12
The "Pocket" Bible
                         Significantly More Portable


Friday, March 2, 12
Friday, March 2, 12
According to the
                           College Board
                      Students Spend an Average of $1,137.00 Per Year




Friday, March 2, 12
Friday, March 2, 12
Friday, March 2, 12
Elementary Textbook
                          Spending
                          $400,000,000
                            Per Year



Friday, March 2, 12
Why Textbooks
                           Are Doomed
                 • Textbooks are finite, linear, and rote.
                 • It is NOT difficult to create and publish a
                   book. Lulu, iPhoto and other services.

                 • Text and images are ridiculously cheap to
                   transmit digitally.

                 • iBooks Author


Friday, March 2, 12
Textbook "Facts"
                 • $600.00 per pupil spending on textbooks.

                 • Outdated once they are printed.

                 • Not necessarily written by experts and trusted
                   scholars.

                 • Most librarians agree that reference books are
                   most at risk in a digital world.

                 • 7 year review cycle.



Friday, March 2, 12
New Textbook Ideas
                 • Textbooks are reference manuals.

                 • Massive "Brain-Trust" in teaching faculty.

                 • Subscription Model vs. Purchasing.

                 • Media rich, endless examples, always up to
                   date.

                 • Flexbook and Open Textbook Initiative


Friday, March 2, 12
•




Friday, March 2, 12
What is a CMS?
                 • A content management system is software that
                   keeps track of every piece of content on your
                   website.

                 • A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires
                   almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

                 • Runs on a SQL database.

                 • Backend functions on a cPanel, a Unix based web
                   hosting control panel.


Friday, March 2, 12
Joomla!
                 • Joomla is an award-winning
                   content management system
                   (CMS), which enables you to
                   build Web sites and powerful
                   online applications.

                 • Joomla is an open source
                   solution that is freely available
                   to everyone.

                 • Joomla's roots go back to 2000
                   and has over 200,000
                   community users and
                   contributors.



Friday, March 2, 12
Open Office


                 • Free MS Office Alternative

                 • Fully functional to develop
                   content.




Friday, March 2, 12
Creative Commons
                           Resources
                 • A new "copyleft license"
                   aimed at flexible handling of
                   copyright protection for all
                   kinds of creative work.

                 • Attribution

                 • Share Alike

                 • Non-Commercial

                 • No Derivative Works



Friday, March 2, 12
Wiki Commons

                 • A project of the Wikimedia
                   Foundation that is an online
                   repository of free-use images,
                   sound and other media files.

                 • http://commons.wikimedia.org/

                 • Our source for charts and
                   diagrams.




Friday, March 2, 12
Moving Forward
                 • eReaders, Kindles, ipads,
                   Nooks, Coming Tablets

                 • Costly $600.00 +

                 • Textbook reimbursement
                   issues.

                 • It’s not Rocket Science. It’s
                   just High School Chemistry.

                 • Recent Changes in NYS
                   Textbook Spending Rules



Friday, March 2, 12
There’s a New Game
                             In Town




Friday, March 2, 12
Discussion
                           &
                      Demonstration


Friday, March 2, 12

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The Future of Textbooks and Content Management

  • 1. Building Digital Textbooks Open Source Content Management Friday, March 2, 12
  • 2. Today's Agenda • How The Mighty Have Fallen • From Inaccessible to Accessible • The Changing Model of Textbooks • Open Source Software • Creative Commons Resources • iBooks Author Friday, March 2, 12
  • 8. A Brief History (Why do we print books?) • "Keeping" Information • Printing Information • Transporting Information • Value of Information Friday, March 2, 12
  • 9. The Gutenberg Bible Not Very Portable Friday, March 2, 12
  • 10. The "Pocket" Bible Significantly More Portable Friday, March 2, 12
  • 12. According to the College Board Students Spend an Average of $1,137.00 Per Year Friday, March 2, 12
  • 15. Elementary Textbook Spending $400,000,000 Per Year Friday, March 2, 12
  • 16. Why Textbooks Are Doomed • Textbooks are finite, linear, and rote. • It is NOT difficult to create and publish a book. Lulu, iPhoto and other services. • Text and images are ridiculously cheap to transmit digitally. • iBooks Author Friday, March 2, 12
  • 17. Textbook "Facts" • $600.00 per pupil spending on textbooks. • Outdated once they are printed. • Not necessarily written by experts and trusted scholars. • Most librarians agree that reference books are most at risk in a digital world. • 7 year review cycle. Friday, March 2, 12
  • 18. New Textbook Ideas • Textbooks are reference manuals. • Massive "Brain-Trust" in teaching faculty. • Subscription Model vs. Purchasing. • Media rich, endless examples, always up to date. • Flexbook and Open Textbook Initiative Friday, March 2, 12
  • 20. What is a CMS? • A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your website. • A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. • Runs on a SQL database. • Backend functions on a cPanel, a Unix based web hosting control panel. Friday, March 2, 12
  • 21. Joomla! • Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. • Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. • Joomla's roots go back to 2000 and has over 200,000 community users and contributors. Friday, March 2, 12
  • 22. Open Office • Free MS Office Alternative • Fully functional to develop content. Friday, March 2, 12
  • 23. Creative Commons Resources • A new "copyleft license" aimed at flexible handling of copyright protection for all kinds of creative work. • Attribution • Share Alike • Non-Commercial • No Derivative Works Friday, March 2, 12
  • 24. Wiki Commons • A project of the Wikimedia Foundation that is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. • http://commons.wikimedia.org/ • Our source for charts and diagrams. Friday, March 2, 12
  • 25. Moving Forward • eReaders, Kindles, ipads, Nooks, Coming Tablets • Costly $600.00 + • Textbook reimbursement issues. • It’s not Rocket Science. It’s just High School Chemistry. • Recent Changes in NYS Textbook Spending Rules Friday, March 2, 12
  • 26. There’s a New Game In Town Friday, March 2, 12
  • 27. Discussion & Demonstration Friday, March 2, 12