{"id":9509,"date":"2011-07-04T05:07:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T05:07:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-07-04T05:07:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T05:07:10","slug":"South-Korea-to-digitize-school-books-We-should-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=9509","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to digitize school books. We should!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South Korean government has said it plans to digitize all textbooks for elementary, middle and high school students by 2015.
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\nThis plan for “smart education” is aimed at helping students create their own study pattern, and lighten their backpacks.<\/p>\n

Some elementary school students are already getting their first taste of “smart education”.<\/p>\n

Student Jin Su Hyun said: “There are things that are difficult to understand in books, but it’s much easier using computers and the touch pens because you can move things around”.<\/p>\n

The South Korean government said it hopes all students at elementary and secondary schools throughout the country will be doing this in the next few years.<\/p>\n

The plan would cost about 2.23 trillion won, or about US$2 billion.<\/p>\n

South Korea also wants to build an environment for an Internet-based computing system or cloud computing by 2015<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It will allow students to access data and software stored on servers through mobile devices such as smart phones without having to carry around personal computers.<\/p>\n

Wireless Internet networks will also be installed in all schools. <\/p>\n

Guil Elementary School researcher Kwan Chan Mi said: “It is going to be costly to develop the online textbooks and also acquire the tablet personal computers. <\/p>\n

“And we also expect high costs in developing the contents since there will have to be more variety than the original textbooks”.<\/p>\n

Currently, 95 per cent of households in South Korea have broadband internet access and with smart phone users expected to reach about 20 million by the end of this year<\/strong>, South Korea has the environment to carry out this new plan successfully.<\/p>\n

But because it’s about education, there’s more that’s needed, as the country’s Education Minister Lee Ju Ho recently explained<\/p>\n

“What is more important is the teachers’ capability, and whether it will be possible to change the way the classes are run right now,” he said. <\/p>\n

“It’s very important to make sure that the two can work together.”<\/p>\n

Another concern is whether everyone will be able to afford the expensive digital devices. <\/p>\n

Experts said it’s important this new plan is thought out carefully before being implemented as it will put a further financial burden on Korean parents, and possibly create a divide among children in the classrooms.<\/p>\n

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