Talk:User-Generated Content in Education/CK-12 Flexbooks

J.B. went through each section of the wikipage and updated and added information that appeared to need further clarification. Most of what I added were enhancements to what already existed as compared to being ‘new’ content. I spent the majority of my efforts considering the material already posted and then scouring resources for information to add, whether just a key word or a paragraph. I liked not having to create a page from scratch as we had a framework to work with, yet both of us found this more challenging in some ways. The existing page was pretty solid and very little additional information was needed and/or available to add. We both were hoping to add pictures of the founders but licensing was an issue. We also hoped to add information about the next phase, but neither of us found that information either.

S.W. Added chart for Phase II and Phase III summary information and chart. Added information and links in Neeru Khosla and a link in Murugan Pal sections.

ATTENTION: Photos have been added, but we were not sure how to add the captions properly

K.D. - CK-12 Flexbook section, editing

J.F. - California Initiative section, editing

TO ADD CAPTIONS, check how the photo is formatted in the example page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Talk:Assistive_Technology_in_Education Page looks great. --Sgarrigan (talk) 04:09, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

M.P. I really like the idea of Flexbooks. I know for the next several years there will always be opposition to using materials such as flex books in the classroom, but I truly believe this is the direction of the future. I like how you added some information about the two founders, but would have liked to of seen a link to a homepage for one or both of the authors. (I don't know maybe that is still yet to come). You also gave a lot of good research on the development of the Flexbooks and the 3 phases.

S.B ~ There is some good information here that is useful to someone looking for basic information on the flexbook and its inception. I liked reading about California's investigation into texts that addressed their standards and finding that only the flexbooks addressed 100% of them! Interesting and powerful stuff! I agree with M.P that some links for the founders would have been nice. It would be interesting to see what these creative and cutting edge thinkers are doing now. Good job!

R.Y. - Love the image you found of a concept map of a digital textbook. Your page is full of useful information. I agree with the others that Flexbooks are very intriguing, and definitely the direction we will see ourselves heading in the near future!

KE--great diagrams! They're easy to follow. I like how you linked your references to the specific place in the article (how did you do that!!??)

KC-- CK-12 Flexbooks was an informative page. I hope save in the future my school will become part of the initiative and it sounds like it will save many other educational organizations a lot of money.

CK-12 Flexbooks was informational. The reference numbers in the texted easily corresponded with the references section. Nice pctures.(MH)

MTP Reflections
I thought that the CK-12 page was extremely informative and well-done. I appreciated all of the citatiosn and links to important articles. I did see a few places where commas and periods needed to be added or a space needed to be added, but I felt that the page overall was done very well.

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LH Reflections
I thought that the CK-12 page was well designed and detailed in its information. I thought the pictures added to the overall look of the article. In addition, the tables and properly placed citations added more credibility to the information given. The resources were varied as well as informative. Overall, nice job.

Peer Review by Michele
Very nice job on this! What a fantastic idea. I will definitely be checking these materials out. Thank you!

SK Thoughts
Excellent page! This is thorough, well annotated and easy to read. Well done.

KZ Thoughts
Very thorough. I especially like the future initiatives as it let everyone in on where this idea is going. Nice job!

JB Thoughts
I loved the diagram about what all goes into a digital textbook. I have always loved digital textbooks and would love to convert my class to use them if our district was on board. I wish there was a digital version of our current textbook so that I could make the shift even though the rest of the school hasn't yet. Thanks for the additional information.