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May 11, 1407
Printing Presses with Movable Types Made
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Books could now be reproduced quickly and easily. Before this textbooks were rare and only available to a minority of people, generally the affluent. -
Jan 1, 1567
Textbooks Open to Minorities
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The earliest known textbooks up to a period in the 16th Century were written in Latin, the common language of schooling and scholars. These early passages for education were probably from the Bible and some poetry. -
Most Textbooks Imported From England
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Most schoolbooks were imported from England. Which included moral stories and religious selections, and the arithmetic text, Schoolmaster's Assistant (1743) written by Thomas Dilworth, an English schoolmaster. -
First Textbook of Significance
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During the 18th century the first textbook of significance in United States schooling was the 18th century New England Primer -
Second Textbook of Significance
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During the 19th century the second book of historical significance in United States schooling was McGuffey Readers. -
Textbooks in Curriculum
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Throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries, textbooks were used mainly as a static means to teach curriculum. -
Goals for Textbooks in the Later Ages
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For at least a thousand years, the goal pedagogically for textbooks and school was the memorization of definitions, rules or other facts -
Dramatic Changes in Technolgy
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Dramatic changes in technology have changed the relationship between information, students and their access. No longer can a static resource hold the student’s attention, when they can access up to date information on any subject through an internet connection to the Internet -
Textbooks Now Online
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Withe the new changes in technolgy, there is now textbooks online which you can get to any electronic device such as a phone, tablet, or computer. -
Textbook Selling Market
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Once a textbook is purchased from a retailer for the first time, there are several ways a student can sell his/her textbooks back at the end of the semester or later. Students can sell to 1) the college/university bookstore; 2) fellow students; 3) a number of online websites; or 4) a student swap service.
