I think it's inevitable that technology will change for students.
Textbooks will eventually become outdated, and I think much of the material will change to an online format. Because you can 'edit' online documents so easily, textbooks could be updated on a regular basis and could constantly be checked for error.
Look at the Kindle
It's a 'new' device that allows readers to download books and read them anywhere, anytime, and you can store thousands of books and texts there. Teachers have begun using them for school, and textboks are being made available.
I think there will continue to be more advancements like this, and the developers will contune to make things 'easier' for students.
I completely agree with you about the fact that it will be easier fro students. I never thought about textbooks being online but I think it's a really good idea because it's hard to drag the textbooks home and they just get ruined anyway.
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