Nebraska Building its Own e-Book System for Schools, Researchers

From the Lincoln Journal-Star:

A new electronic book project started by the Nebraska Department of Education with the goal of offering free instructional content to teachers across the state.The NeBook Project is a partnership of schools and state and nonprofit agencies to create electronic books and share them through the Education Department.
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The project is the brainchild of Brent Gaswick, the Education Department’s technology integration specialist. He said the state must move forward.
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The project is the brainchild of Brent Gaswick, the Education Department’s technology integration specialist. He said the state must move forward.
The books can be loaded on iTunes — where they would be available to anyone. But the department will act as a clearinghouse and will monitor content.

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