What is your opinion
about using digital textbooks for learning? What are their advantages and
disadvantages over the printed textbooks?” were the questions U.S. Sen. Patty
Murray posed to Naselle junior Austin Smith and freshman Grace Zimmerman
Thursday, June 9 during a teleconference with Western Washington students from
four high schools.
“It can be difficult to find your place in a digital
textbook if you have forgotten to bookmark where you are, especially if the book
is 600 pages long,” Smith answered. “Sometimes the lighting can be a problem,
but having everything on an iPad and not having to carry around a lot of books
is an advantage.”