Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Technology Alone Cannot Reform Education Rick Hess 11
2 Online Learning Programs are Changing the Way Students Learn Jason Orgill Douglas Hervey 14
3 Low-Income Children Lack Digital Resources Donna Celano Susan B. Neuman 18
4 New Online Instruction Models Redefine Class Time Bill Tucker 28
5 Virtual Schools May not Provide Educational Value Lyndsey Layton Emma Brown 34
6 E-texts Provide Competition for Textbook Publishers Byron W. Brown 48
7 For now, E-texts will not Disrupt the Textbook Industry John Paul Titlow 54
8 Free Internet-Based Education can change Education Kirsten Winkler 59
9 Students with Disabilities Benefit from Digital Books Nirvi Shah 64
10 Apps can Help Special Needs Students Improve Social Skills Rick Dean 71
11 Robots Help Austistic Children Learn Chris Woolston 75
12 Data-Driven Schools See Rising Scores John Hechinger 80
13 Students Data Systems may give Parents too much Information Allison Gilbert 89
14 The All-Digital Library Embraces an Electronic Future Bridget McCrea 93
15 United Kingdom Schools Struggle with the Proper Role of Technology Jessica Shephered 98
Organizations to Contact 103
Bibliography 107
Index 111
