This is interesting as we've been having these same discussions
in my classroom; about the ways that a digital text can "help"
you to understand a topic deeper as the comprehension aids (such
as links to further information) are embedded right in the text.
I showed this in my classroom. The kids loved it. Mind you,
we're geeks too. Brilliant demonstration of how the curriculum
is the disability for so many kids! Can't change the size of the
text or graphics, can't double click words for definitions,
can't save for review later, have to manually turn the pages
(kids with physical disabilities are unable to do that). And the
students here are obviously NOT engaged with the material. Let's
offer Universal Design for Learning - multiple methods of
engagement, representation and expression. So, why are we still
using textbooks? Yes, but with a book you can much more easily
curl up on a comfy couch and imagine meeting Frederick Douglass
for real for real. Much more fun and rewarding me thinks then
clicking on an im