The Touch User Interface (TUI) Advantage for Publishers
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Reduces the cost of textbooks while increasing the amount of content.
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Blends text, audio, video, American Sign Language (ASL), sub-caption,
and Braille as a universal design (UD).
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Content can be updated on web-server, hard-drives, and optical media
(DVDs, CDs) providing an easy-to-implement digital rights management
(DRM) system.
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Accommodates multiple learning styles and multiple intelligences.
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Accommodates special needs and home-schooled students and provides an
inclusive environment.
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Enables the teacher, school, and district to create a customized
solution using publisher's content.
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Services such as tracking the usage of the book for student
accountability.
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The teacher can customize the content delivery to match student needs.
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Blending paper and digital contents may help increase test scores and
student learning.
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Meets mandates like the National Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standard (NIMAS).
The TUI technology enables the direction connection between paper and
digital contents. When the student presses a word, picture, or graph on
the printed page an appropriate piece of digital content is presented on
the computer or TV via DVD. Table 1 compares the different media types.
Table 1: Comparing the Types of Media for Delivering Content
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Paper |
DVD/CD |
WWW/Internet |
TUI |
Content
Storage
Space
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Intensive |
Limited storage space |
Unlimited storage space |
Reduced paper space;
unlimited storage.
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| Time |
Intensive |
Reduced |
Reduced |
Reduced time |
| Cost |
Cost intensive |
Cost saving |
Cost saving |
Cost saving |
| Easy of Use |
Easy |
Moderate |
Difficult |
Easy to use |
| Interactivity |
Low |
High |
Medium |
High Interactivity |
Results
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Students will be happier learners because of exciting
and interactive content.
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Teachers can customize texts and supplements for
higher test scores, inclusion, and accountability.
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Superintendents and school boards gain different ways
to compensate publishers for content.
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School Boards, communities and leaders gain an
accountability chain for learning through tracking.
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Society gains a learning solution that complies with
the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Individuals with Disabilities in
Education Act (IDEA) and the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.