“The world's biggest educational publishing company Pearson has given its backing to Apple's new range of iBooks textbooks.  The London-based firm's initial releases include its maths and biology titles which are already available in paper and other digital forms in US classrooms” -- BBC News

This is great news for schools and students alike; I believe that books are still part of the backbone of learning, but having 3D images, videos and tutorials available in iBooks will give the education system a great ‘shake up’ and may even start to inspire teachers to teach in a different way.

I’m sure they are aware that not every student will be lucky enough to have access to a desktop, laptop or iPad, but hopefully there will be access in most schools so all students will be able to have the full experience.

“These books are designed to take learners of all ages on their own, brand new adventures of discovery.  We've taken some of our most respected school textbooks and other popular titles and added video, 3D animation, thousands of interactive tools and test questions.  They cover topics from trigonometry to T-Rex and equations to elephants. We think that they will inspire and engage students, who will be able to see for themselves the wonders of how a heart beats, how a plant turns light into food, or how dinosaurs once prowled the earth” -- Genevieve Shore, CIO at Pearson

Big congratulations to Pearson and Apple for bringing this innovative and brilliant idea to life!