{"id":17749,"date":"2013-01-24T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=17749"},"modified":"2024-01-17T06:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:39:42","slug":"nyc-public-schools-going-paperless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/01\/nyc-public-schools-going-paperless\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Public Schools going paperless?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"402\" data-attachment-id=\"17753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/01\/nyc-public-schools-going-paperless\/speakerquinndeliverseducationpolicyspeech-credittowilliamalatristenewyorkcitycouncil-590x4022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?fit=590%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"590,402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Speaker+Quinn+Delivers+Education+Policy+Speech-Credit+to+William+Alatriste+New+York+City+Council-590&amp;#215;4022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?fit=590%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?resize=590%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?resize=590%2C4022&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Speaker%2BQuinn%2BDelivers%2BEducation%2BPolicy%2BSpeech-Credit%2Bto%2BWilliam%2BAlatriste%2BNew%2BYork%2BCity%2BCouncil-590x4022.jpg?resize=180%2C122&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via The Epoch Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In high school the two worse days of the year were the first day textbooks were issued and the day they were collected. Textbooks were always too large, too bulky and there&#8217;s absolutely no way to look cool with 80-lbs. of dead trees strapped to your back or on a sling, but is a school system as large and as diverse as NYC&#8217;s really ready for an all-tablet textbook program?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to City Council speaker, Christine Quinn, the New York City Public School system is ready for just that. In the Speaker&#8217;s outline for education, she made mention of being able to not only move the city&#8217;s <a title=\"Wikipedia-NYC Public Schools\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Education_in_New_York_City#Public_schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.1 million public school students<\/a> to tablet-based textbooks, but cited that costs would be offset by the current costs of supplying paper textbooks (reportedly $100M per year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously these are probably not hard numbers and don&#8217;t take into consideration various factors including the school&#8217;s <a title=\"NYC.gov - Department of Education\" href=\"http:\/\/schools.nyc.gov\/Apps\/Forms\/factfinder\/ServiceDetails.aspx?id=115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archaic policy on electronic devices<\/a>\u00a0which would have to change the Board of Ed&#8217;s security protocols as well. Having been a product of the NYC public education system, I don&#8217;t see this having legs to stand on but it would be in the best interest of the city to get with the times and offer some real technology education. Tablet-based learning is a start but until they&#8217;re coupling tablet textbooks with app building it may just be a cosmetic change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n2\/united-states\/quinn-outlines-new-york-city-education-policy-336441.html\">The Epoch Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC schools ditching textbooks? Tablets in every backpack? Cost savings &#038; tech education potential, but challenges 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