Lighter Backpacks for Students. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission calculated that carrying a 12-pound backpack and lifting it 10 times a day for an entire school year puts an extra 21,600 pounds on a student’s body. Lighter backpacks improve posture and lessen back pain. 

 

Virtually Unlimited Flexibility for Educators. Instructional material can be readily customized, updated as needed in real time and multimedia learning can be integrated in one easily accessible location.

Enhanced Appeal of Educational Content for Today's Generation of Learners.  Digital curriculum can help students growing up in the digital age find greater relevance in material, stay focused and learn. 

Financial Savings for Schools. Digital content can save money by replacing traditional textbooks.

Increased Local Control, Creativity and Communication.  Digital curriculum can give educators a greater sense of ownership and creativity when it comes to creating lesson plans. Imagine a lesson plan in math instantly connected to opportunities for learning in science, history, language arts and music. Imagine an immediately accessible virtual field trip, new ways for students to engage in learning with technology enhanced items and the ability to quickly modify, update and share new content with students, colleagues and families in real time.