Fad or Future of Instructional Materials?

This page is a Webliography of resources mentioned in an article that appeared in Today's Catholic Teacher magazine. Overtime, additional resources may be added. 

Publications

Digital Textbook Playbook: This free document is a joint publication from the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Education, and provides a blueprint for widespread implementation of personalized digital learning environments—based on use of digital textbooks

Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover for First Time in U.S.: Article about important announcement from the Association of American Publishers, June 2012.

The rise of e-reading: Survey from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, February 2012.

Kids and Family Reading Report: The Scholastic survey on American families and reading, January 2013.

Digital Reading on the Rise for Children (With a Qualifier): New York Times blog post about Scholastic survey, January 2013.

For Young Readers, Print or Digital Books?: Overview of findings of small study released by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, May 2012.

Websites

Kno: Offers a selection of K-12 e-textbooks that can be read on a variety of devices.

CK-12 Foundation: Standards-based e-textbooks for STEM subjects.

Connexions: Free course modules under the Creative Commons license. K-12 and post-secondary materials are available.

Curriki: A free K-12 online community where educators share instructional resources.

Wikibooks: Wikibooks is an open source textbooks collection for K-12 and post-secondary students. The Wikijunior collection offers free books for children from birth to age 12.

Open Educational Resources Commons: A source for free K-12 textbooks.

iBooks Author: This free download from the Mac App Store makes it possible for teachers to create multi-touch e-textbooks (or any other kind of book) for the iPad.

Today's Catholic Teacher article