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--- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Download "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices_ebook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Fw: News from O'Reilly--SafariU > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
