Electronic books have changed the way many people read for pleasure. Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach. 

More than one hundred seventy-five thousand students attend the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington. Last year, the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year, middle schools and high schools changed from printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes. 

Luke Rosa is a history teacher at Falls Church High School. His students work on laptop computers at school. He explains the idea to them this way. "I mean, it's just like a regular textbook, except it's got it all online." 

Peter Noonan, an assistant superintendent of schools, said, "The world's changing. And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that are happening." Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks, he said. 

A student named Melanie Reuter said, "I don't have to carry a textbook around, so that's nice." 

But another student said, "I don't like it because the Internet sometimes doesn't work." 

Students also need access to the Internet when they are not at school. About ten percent of students in Fairfax Country do not have a computer or online access at home. Public libraries in the country have free Internet. There are also after-school computer labs as well as computer clubhouse supported by the country. Middle school student Slieman Hakim is happy about that. He said, "My family only has one computer; my sister and I both do our homework on it. So I come here to do my homework. It's good." 

Other school systems in the area are also considering online textbooks.

1. What is having an impact on education?
2. How does Melanie feel about them?
3. Why?
4. Does anyone mention a downside?
5. What is it?
6. Who teaches history?
7. Where?
8. What does the superintendant like about them?
9. Can they be updated more easily?
10. How many kids attend school in Fairfax county?
11. What state is it located in?
12. How many schools had digital text books last year?
13. Is anyone getting them this year?
14. Who?
15. For all courses?
16. Which one?
17. Do people use them for reading other things?
18. Is the school located in Washington?
19. Is it near there?
20. Who has students who work on computers in class?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. Now online textbooks
2. She likes it
3. She doesn't have to carry a textbook around
4. Yes
5. because the Internet sometimes doesn't work
6. Luke Rosa
7. Falls Church High School
8. Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks
9. Yes
10. one hundred seventy-five thousand
11. Virginia
12. fifteen
13. Yes
14. middle schools and high schools
15. No
16. social studies
17. Yes
18. No
19. Yes
20. Luke Rosa