In today's digital age there is often a desire to move away from textbooks, but textbook companies are learning that. If you have a good textbook chances are it has a good website and online resources to back it up.
Check for your textbooks website and learn what resources are available. Often you can find online videos, audio files, even worksheets, and tests. Some textbook companies also offer the complete text of their books online and self tests for evaluating understanding.
Another great tip regarding textbooks is to use competing textbooks websites. Often the book your school purchased will have a competitor that will have some of their materials available online for free. Reviewing those can be a great help and provide another perspective on topics you are teaching.
UEN hosts the State Core Curriculum and attached to each course is a list of textbooks that have been suggested for use. Try it out here: http://www.uen.org/core/
Or to learn more about the textbook adoption process watch Faculty Lounge episode all about it.
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