Thanks for the info. I will be forwarding it to the CLK teachers across the state.
David Grant Director, Computers for Louisiana's Kids (CLK) A Program of Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 800 St Philip st Baton Rouge, LA 70802 225-379-3577 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dustin Puryear Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [brlug-general] Fw: News from O'Reilly--SafariU ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsee Henon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: News from O'Reilly--SafariU > Hello, > > I wanted to pass along the following news in case you or anyone you know > are educators or trainers: > > O'Reilly and Safari Books Online announce SafariU, a new service that > offers computer technology educators a rich platform for creating both > online and print materials tailored precisely to your teaching needs. > Safari Books Online is a joint venture of O'Reilly and the Pearson > Technology Group. > > With SafariU (http://safariu.oreilly.com), instructors can compile a > custom book from a wealth of information resources, and deliver it to > students at a lower cost than a traditional textbook. The custom book is > professionally printed and delivered in as little as two weeks. In > addition to print books, SafariU offers an online subscription to a > syllabus that links to the complete content of up to 10 of the books used > in the custom book, plus any supplementary information the instructor > chooses, including audio, video, additional reading material, exercises, > and links to outside resources. SafariU also provides a peer network where > instructors can share learning objects and other teaching resources. > > "Over the past few years, as we've converted our books to digital formats, > we realized that the shift from paper to pixels opened up a host of new > possibilities for delivering information," said CJ Rayhill, SafariU > General > Manager. "Just as iTunes made it possible for music fans to find and > build playlists of songs from many albums, SafariU lets trainers and > educators remix, add to, and assemble digital chunks of information into > a unique package. It's designed to take full advantage of three classic > disruptive technologies that are now converging: digital information, > print-on-demand, and web services." > > "Students and faculty want more choice and value in their instructional > materials," said Gary June, Chief Marketing Officer of Pearson Education. > "SafariU continues blazing the path O'Reilly and Pearson started four > years ago and adds even more flexibility to the university environment." > > SafariU has been available to beta testers since January 2005. Several > hundred instructors are currently using and testing the service. Beta > tester Kent Sandoe, Professor of Management Information Systems, > California State University, Chico, commented, "O'Reilly owns a tremendous > quantity of well-written, valuable information. The fact that they're > willing to disaggregate it, allowing a professor to go and re-aggregate > the content in a way that is meaningful to students, to a particular > audience, to a particular course--that's revolutionary." > > There is no cost to educators for SafariU. A SafariU textbook costs 16 > cents per page, including the cover and binding, so the price of an > average book of 200 pages is $32, plus the bookstore markup. A course > subscription to SafariU's online resources is less than $10 per month per > student. > > Visit SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access: > http://safariu.oreilly.com > > Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested. And let me know if > you have any questions. > > Thanks for your help, > > Marsee > > > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
