E-texbook launched for Haryana school students

The Haryana School Education Board has launched its e-textbook portal from which students can instantly download school books. The website was inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who said that this initiative was an important step towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of Digital India.

Textbooks can be converted into audio files

The CM said that as of now, 26 textbooks of classes 9 to 12 have been uploaded on the portal and these can be easily converted into audio files. These included 11 books of class 9, nine books of class 10 and three books each of classes 11 and 12. He added that the Board has also been at the forefront in implementing an e-locker facility.

“Students find it cumbersome to carry dozens of textbooks to schools. On the other hand, the digital textbooks could be taken on a small laptop or e-reader and clear notes can be made from those,” he said. The portal also allows students to highlight certain portions of the e-textbooks making it easier for students to study.

As per a Pioneer report, the CM said that books in printed form could be heavy to lift. The students found it cumbersome to carry dozens of textbooks to the school. On the other hand, digital textbooks could be taken on a small laptop or e-reader.

Advantages of E-Textbook

• There is no need to search any specific paragraph or index pages

• Notes of specific words or paragraphs of maximum e-reader books could also be taken through this system. This would help the students to make clear notes from their digital textbooks

• The e-textbooks could be downloaded instantly and there is no need to wait for long for their publication, delivery or distribution

• Through the copy and paste function, the students could segregate different important parts of textbooks and utilise them.
• [Source”cnbc”]