The United States of America is home to many cultures and heritages. This is one of the reasons we have the nickname, The Melting Pot. We are home to many different individuals that come together and stand united in more ways than one. This is a reason for celebration! Lucky for us, October is…
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Going Digital Can Be That Easy
When speaking to teachers, Javier Jurado, the founder of TextbookHub, often finds them question if going digital really can be that easy. He knows it can be. https://youtu.be/cEtrctadar0 Javier’s mission is to ensure any school can transition to digital and use the tools to make the learning process easy. He...
Learning Beyond Texts
Have you ever been in a situation where you look at your screen or surface of your book, and immediately thought, “Wow, that is a lot of words, I don’t feel like navigating through this colony of ants?” Many of us love reading for pleasure, but most of us need...
Kara Prinzo joins TextbookHub
TextbookHub is pleased to announce that Kara Afflitto Prinzo has joined the team at TextbookHub as a Senior Account Manager. Kara brings 10 years of experience in the K12 private and parochial school market, with experience at Classbook.com and Follett Corporation, supporting booklist adoption, publisher communications and school support, with...
Making a shift to eTextbooks
We asked independent school educators to talk about the future of textbooks at the NAIS Conference in Philadelphia. From traveling for sports, to meeting students digital expectations, teachers shared their perspectives with us. https://youtu.be/7v6oR_KN5Ak We’re learning from educators – thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts with us at TextbookHub!...
How Does Technology Impact Students?
Technology, for these teachers, is not an end in itself. https://youtu.be/GP5-wLixhTU Educators are thinking about technology in a variety of ways: As a way to engage students with more visual and interactive content To improve organizational skills Because technology is how students are interacting with their world Using discernment to...
How Does Technology Impact Teaching?
We asked independent school educators at the NAIS Conference in Philadelphia to talk about how technology impacts teachers. https://youtu.be/QN7C0jBa2YI We heard many ideas, including how technology can: help understanding patterns and trends efficiently support remote teaching – due to a snowstorm – and that was unthinkable just a few years...
Laura’s List of Recent Reads
Laura Sager is new to the TextbookHub team. With an MA in English and a Masters in Library Science, Laura has experience in research and marketing communications for large and small organizations – including ebooks. The list of books to read is always long. Here are a few I’ve finished...
Staff Feature – Liz’s Story
In this month’s staff feature blog article, Liz Pachter, TextbookHub’s new Office Manager, shares with us the story of a volunteering experience that has been shaping her life. Liz started with TextbookHub in January of 2020 when she came on as the office manager. With a background in higher education...
What Is The Future of Textbooks?
Textbooks are already reinventing themselves.” Hear from several educators as we ask them about the future of textbooks. https://youtu.be/T-kdEfoPu-o The future of textbooks is filled with possibilities – lighter, more capacity, more environmental, reimagined. These teachers have lots of ideas! If you are an educator – a teacher or curriculum...
What Does Interactive Teaching Look Like?
The nature of teaching is by definition interactive. It’s more than just using tech, it’s the possibility that together, students, teachers and tech can be more than the sum of the parts. Thank you Educators for the classroom perspective on tech! https://youtu.be/eqYWK3PUP6Q We’re learning from educators – thanks to everyone...
More Ideas for a Quick Transition to Online Teaching
If you haven’t reviewed or updated your syllabus, we recommend creating a clear and detailed syllabus. Reading assignments, homework, projects and quizzes should have due dates, descriptions and grading rubrics. More detail on your syllabus is helpful when moving to online teaching. Update your class page (LMS) with the best...
Check in on Student Progress
To ensure students are keeping up with work, we recommend that you access the assessments from your school’s TextbookHub website. We love our schools and our teachers and we know you are supporting students each and every day. Thank you for all you do! Please send us your comments, corrections...
