Electronics Textbook: Pebrero 2017

Electronics Textbook

In the 21st century the technology has rapidly increasing. In what way does technology helps us to easily acquire learning? The Electronic books or e-books, offer student, teachers and school an additional tools of instruction that supports to enhance the learning process. Also eLearning is not only about sophisticated platform where teacher and students can meet up in a digital space and interact. E-Learning uses technology to enhance the learner experience (according from Philippine eLearning society). Technology enhanced learning is not a new concept. However technology can improved our understanding of how students learn and addressing their diversity by

In education, a textbook is one of the many tools used for learning. The textbooks also acts as a guide, provides organized units of work and also give you all the plans and lessons you need to cover a topic in some detail. Good textbooks are excellent teaching aids. They are a resource for both teachers and students. But in this digital age, the nature of textbook is changing. Recognising the increased adaptation of mobile devices, publishers are offering an increased number of textbook in digital format. This text also called e-textbook. Like e-books, can also be as simple as PDF copy of the original textbook; this format represents some of the earliest version of eText. Later on, eText have become more interactive. They frequently integrate multimedia elements such as video, and elements such as interactive charts and graphs. They may include links to extra resources such as practice quizzes, study guide, built-in dictionaries, and games. E-books was commercially create and intended to be read for dedicated e-book readers, yet e-book can access, view and read by the use of computer, smart phones, and all smart phones.

Electronic textbooks have corresponding advantages and these are; having a quick access of articles or stories that you would like to read, it is portable to use than in real books, easy to search the specific title of books or articles and allows notes to be tagged to specific word or paragraphs of a book and provide students with clear notes in their digital textbooks, this electronic device has highlighting function that permits students to mark important parts for easy study later, copy and paste function allows students to quote sections of textbooks in their reference without having to re type them, audio device converts audio files to listen to their lesson when driving or walking to collage, cheaper compare to traditional textbooks sometimes as much as less than 50-70% than first edition print text, environmentally friendly, quick update than traditional textbooks and lastly it has font adjustment and night time reading that makes readers more convenient Disadvantages.

E-Book Readers can cost money. Although some E-Book Readers are free software programs, the top 10 reviewed Readers are all commercial devices that cost money to use. The number one rated reading device, the Kindle 2, costs $259. Of the remaining devices in the top 10, the prices range from the lowest being $199.00 to $859.00. This does not include additional costs that surround buying or renting new books directly to the device. Programs need to be compatible with the computer or device. There are other software programs that can load directly onto a computer or handheld PDA. However, with the many operating systems that are out there and computer devices, not all programs are compatible with every computer.

Programs need patching for security vulnerabilities. Three major, free, software programs for E-Booking are Acrobat E-Book Reader, Microsoft Reader, and Palm Reader. Any program that is on a computer and can be connected to the internet can be risky to the computer or device by creating vulnerabilities for attackers to exploit. For example, the website bugtraq.com follows new vulnerabilities and bugs reported a vulnerability found in the Acrobat E-Book Reader. Like any program, especially Adobe and Microsoft products, require security patches and updates to protect against these vulnerabilities. Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and Spyware may change registry information. Often times, programs similar to SpyBot will alert the user to vulnerabilities and changes to the registry. The registry is the components that allow a program to work. Anytime a software program is updated, the registry entry will change. An alert will pop up via the anti-spyware service, asking if the user will allow the registry change. When a virus is on a program, the registry will try to change, denying it will stop the virus. Often times after an update, allowing the change to the registry will allow the program to continue running, and denying the change will make the program malfunction. The user may not understand the change, mistake the update for a virus, and deny a crucial registry change that allows the E-Book reader to work.

Not all book formats are compatible with the reader. Every E-Book reader will allow different formats of text files to be read. Examples of format types are PDF, Word, PDB, HTML, BBeB, etc. Depending on the file type of the book, the reader a user has may not allow it.

E-Book Readers require power. E-Book readers are special devices or programs on a computer that allow the user to access the book electronically. There is absolutely no paper involved. If there is a power outage and the batteries die the user will not be able to access the book. E-Books can cause eyestrain. E-Books are read on a computer or special device that is viewed on a screen. The screen does not have the same type of resolution like print on paper has. E-books do not have a defined life. New technologies are always emerging; for example, new computers or hand held devices. Software and hardware can become out-dated that contain components that can run a user’s E-Book reader. When upgrading to newer software, the user runs the risk of losing saved books or losing formatting of the document. E-Books can be hacked. E-book Readers are able to connect to the internet to shop for different E-books. Hackers are able to use their computers to hack E-Book readers and E-Books. People are now pirating E-Books just as they are able to pirate music.

References:

1. www.sciencedirect.com

2. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology/

3. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/ERB0801.pdf

4. elearning.ph/

5. www.universities- college-schools.com/the-advantages-of-e-textbooks

6. https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/IST432TEAM10/Disadvantages+of+E-Books