Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When colleges sign deals with publishers to sell digital textbooks and homework systems directly to students, they’re required by federal regulations to offer those materials at discounted prices. Textbook publishers, meanwhile, reject that argument. “We Pearson has typically seen opt-out rates below 5 percent, according to Osborne.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And Proctorio has inked deals with McGraw-Hill and other textbook publishers to bundle its proctoring tool into courseware, meaning even doing homework may now involved being watched and tracked for suspicious behavior. Students on other campuses agree.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2023

Students can submit assignments digitally despite differences between their home platform and school (say, they use MS Office at home and Google Apps at school). It also enables users to add annotations, comments, and highlights, making it convenient for collaborative work and providing feedback on student assignments.

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