DIGITAL BOOK DISKS (DBD'S)

A Digital Book is more than an e-book. It combines text, sound, colour, video inserts and is interactive. The user becomes part of and takes control of the learning process by interacting with the media in the making of individual choices in terms of content and tempo of progress.

It is not just watching a video; students can choose to listen, watch photos, videos, poems, songs, art etc. It can also be repeated as pleased.

It also offers the opportunity for interactive evaluations and testing tasks with immediate feedback, as well as the opportunity to remediate.

It is generally used and is very popular because a DVD is relatively cheap and robust and furthermore a computer is not needed for the use of DBD’s.

A general DVD-player, computer with DVD-Rom, or the ever-popular portable DVD-player can be used.

These small DVD-players make learning mobile since you can take it anywhere with you.

It is also a very effective way of exposing children to technology, without the dangers of harmful information on the Internet, or the change of damaging a very expensive computer. It offers the opportunity to take schoolwork with you to any place and to learn through the activities.