LONDON, October 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic books will soon become a feature of the classroom, according to the majority of teachers. But despite the trend, it seems they will never replace traditional books.
A survey by http://www.SchoolStickers.co.uk, the leading provider of school rewards, found that one in 25 teachers (4%) already use electronic books, with 11% planning to introduce them in the next couple of years.
Almost two fifths (38%) believe they are 2-5 years from being introduced, while 24% believe they will be in classrooms within 6-10 years.13% believe it is more than 10 years away and 10% think they will never be introduced and never want them to be introduced.
The teachers were asked about their views on the future of books in the classroom and 87% of teachers think that there will never be a time when paper books will be obsolete in the classroom and if it does happen, 60% of teachers think it is more than 20 years away.
Henry Shelford, CEO, School Stickers, said, New technology is being introduced into schools across the country. Whiteboards have replaced chalkboards, online reward management systems have replaced sticker books and excel spreadsheets, and laptops are now common place, but it seems that the traditional book is safe - for now.
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Over 120 teachers and headteachers took part in the survey in September 2010.
School Stickers was launched in October 2000 and its products are used by over 3,000 schools across the UK. In October 2006 it launched http://www.mystickers.co.uk. It uses the rewards that teachers have used for decades - stickers, postcards and certificates - but saves them time, as each reward can be printed with a unique code and the onus is on the pupils to log their rewards themselves on http://www.mystickers.co.uk. Since then over 400,000 students have used the http://www.mystickers.co.uk system and over 2 million stickers have been registered.
In September 2009, School Stickers launched http://www.carrotrewards.co.uk, to enable teachers to customise their own reward scheme. It is completely free and whilst designed to be used with School Stickers, can be used with any rewards scheme. It allows teachers to manage rewards, run competition from simple class league tables, to complex multilayered competitions, and keep pupils engaged.
SOURCE: School Stickers
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