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Going Digital: California's Textbook Project

邁向數位化: 加州新式教科書方案

The state has approved 10 free online textbooks for science and math in high school. Local school systems must decide for themselves whether or not to use them.......

加州政府目前已核准10本線上教科書,提供高中自然與數學課程使用,當地學校需自行決定是否採用新式教科書。  

About 2,000 California school employees march in San Jose on August 5 to protest state budget cuts, in a California School Employees Association photo

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Going Digital: California's Textbook Project

邁向數位化: 加州新式教科書方案

The state has approved 10 free online textbooks for science and math in high school. Local school systems must decide for themselves whether or not to use them. Transcript of radio broadcast:

加州政府目前已核准10本線上教科書,提供高中自然與數學課程使用,當地學校需自行決定是否採用新式教科書。以下為報導內容:

 

26 August 2009

*Read the article and answer the following questions.

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

 

California has a new program __(1)__ the Digital Textbook Initiative.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: "Starting this fall with high school math and science, we will be the first state in the nation -- the first state in the nation -- to provide schools with a state-approved list of digital textbooks."

That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June, __(2)__ his effort to __(3)__ schools __(4)__ use materials available free online. He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks.

California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive. And lastly he said they help schools with their finances.

The state has had to make __(6)__ cuts in school spending because of __(7)__ financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.

Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least ninety percent of the state's learning __(8)__. Specially trained teachers examined sixteen textbooks and approved ten of them.

Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation. Co-founder Neeru Khosla says the nonprofit group __(10)__ digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla family. The AMAR Foundation also supports projects in India.

California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.

Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.

School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively.

Next week: a look at digital textbooks in college. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. You can find transcripts and podcasts of our reports at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.

1. A) called    B) calling    C) is called    D) being called

 

2. A) talked about    B) talking to    C) talking about    D) talked to

 

3. A) make; to    B) get; to    C) force; to    D) push; to

 

4. A) work out    B) carry out    C) make sense    D) have sense

 

5. Which is NOT one of the advantages of using online textbook?

    A) Saving natural resource   

    B) Stimulate learning interest

    C) Avoiding cutting back on textbook expense

    D) Train students’ ability to use online materials

 

6. A) severe    B) serious    C) crucial    D) strong

 

7. A) sharp    B) deep    C) critical    D) intense

 

8. A) announcement    B) acknowledgement    C) requirements    D) criteria

 

9. What is the correct process of evaluatingonline textbooks?

    I.Examination    II.Design    III.Selection

   A) I-->II-->III    B) II-->I-->III    C) III-->II-->I    D) II-->III-->I

 

10. A) developing    B) was developing    C) developed    D) had been developing

 

11. What kind of school might be one of the first initializing online textbooks?

    A) the one with computer classrooms and multimedia

    B) the one with more budgets in school development

    C) the one with students from upper-class families

    D) the one with pressure from the local district

 

12. What might be the potential problem of using online textbooks?

    A) Not every student can use the materials online.

    B) Teachers need training to use online materials properly

    C) There is still a chance to make unnecessary use of natural resources.

    D) All of the above.

 

 

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A 12.D
 
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