"Utah teacher's Web site publishes students' books" (Daily Herald, 02/02/09)

In an age of standardized testing, elementary school teacher Chris Wilcox believes writing has become neglected and something needs to be done to motivate children to write.

E-Textbooks for All

Many observers, both in academe and in the publishing industry, believe it’s only a matter of time before electronic textbooks become the norm in college. Some campuses in particular may already be getting a glimpse of the future through partnerships with individual publishers or with consortiums.

A Quarter Million Teachers to Get Free Wikis

A San Francisco wiki services provider has just finished a multiyear project under which it gave teachers all over the world 100,000 free wikis. And now, it is doubling up and getting set to give away another quarter million.

Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free

A few college professors have started putting their textbooks online to protest the high prices that textbook publishers can get.