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Compose an informative essay that explores a new technological development in your field of study.
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Digitized Textbooks in the Education Field (Informative Essay)
Introduction
Digital technology is becoming an integral part of society. The education sector is fastevolving because technology in the classroom in the form of digitized textbooks has had a
constructive impact on the quality of teaching and learning. Digitized textbooks, also known as
eBooks, offer an interactive interface that students access multimedia materials or content such
as hyperlinks and videos. Teachers and students concur with the benefits of using eBooks in
classrooms. Digitized textbooks are intended to enhance and simplify the entire learning
experience. As such, digital books create a more engaging and interactive learning process.
Ainslee notes that "During this phase, the education system is evolving for the sake of
betterment, as this generation's students are not born to be confined by the limits of simple
learning." The incorporation of digitized textbooks into classroom teaching creates an engaging
and fun learning experience. Students are no longer required to carry a bag that is full of books
each day to classrooms and then back home. The entry of digital textbooks into the educational
domain ensures the use of one device with an entire year's syllabus. The student can be
introduced to these digitized books at a young age such that learning is never boring as they
advance from kindergarten up to the University level. An effective learning system ensures
students engage actively in the learning process. Digital textbooks have transformed the
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education field to help students to learn faster and better amidst the limitations that arise in their
use.
Digitized textbooks simplify studying because students can learn from anywhere at their
convenience. It is easy to carry an eBook compared to printed books for various subjects.
Notably, learners require more convenient and comfortable study materials to study and carry
around. Today, most students can carry mobile-based devices because technology has
transformed communication as well. Study materials can be stored on a laptop, a tablet, or a
Smartphone. The portability of digitized textbooks enables students to refer to course materials
and notes anytime they desire because everything is in one place (Montrieux et al. 3). Access to
the Internet around the world has improved and increased although connectivity issues arising
from the network has become a considerable challenge. The emergence of offline services has
ensured that internet connection is not an obstacle to the learning process. Students can
download the content they need and save it for future reference on their device.
Digitized textbooks are not only plain materials designed for reading but also have the
right tools that enable students to highlight content and make notes. These reading devices
comprise many interactive features such as pen tools, search options, page zoom, read aloud, and
annotations. Students consider the search tool a favored tool due to its ability to locate words and
topics faster and conveniently. Quadros-Flores and Ramos (852) indicate that "the e-book is,
thus, a living book, online, a book which brings the communication between authors and readers
alive, a book with social life, in Vershbow's words, an unfinished product because it is dynamic."
The time-consuming process arising from turning pages is avoided with the use of the search tool
in digitized textbooks. The devices allow for bookmarking chapters and pages as the online
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dictionary helps with quickly finding meanings of words. The users can also alter the font style
and size besides adjusting the brightness to suit the eyes. The course content is not limited to
only text, as digital textbooks comprise an edutainment value. The device encompasses
animations, audio explanations, music, and videos in the learning module. The learning process
becomes more interesting with the use of videos as students can rewind and pause the video to
watch repeatedly. Animations are entertaining and fun besides the ability of the students to retain
what they have learned. Most publishers are incorporating videos into their digital textbooks to
increase student engagement in the course material. Animations and videos have an
entertainment value and are also informative since students can improve the ability to recollect
information and the ability to learn.
Digitized textbooks are a paperless platform whereby authors submit work in PDF format
that is converted to electronic media. These save costs related to printing from the purchase of
printing paper, design of layouts, and hardcover. The technology also saves the environment by
ensuring a paperless p...