Teachers Predict That Electronic Books Will be in Classrooms Soon

77% of Teachers Believe Electronic Books Will be in Schools By 2020

LONDON, October 12, 2010 - Electronic books will soon become a feature of the classroom, according
to the majority of teachers. But despite the trend, it seems they will never
replace traditional books.

A survey by www.SchoolStickers.co.uk, the leading provider of
school rewards, found that one in 25 teachers (4%) already use electronic
books, with 11% planning to introduce them in the next couple of years.

Almost two fifths (38%) believe they are 2-5 years from being introduced,
while 24% believe they will be in classrooms within 6-10 years.13% believe it
is more than 10 years away and 10% think they will never be introduced and
never want them to be introduced.

The teachers were asked about their views on the future of books in the
classroom and 87% of teachers think that there will never be a time when
paper books will be obsolete in the classroom and if it does happen, 60% of
teachers think it is more than 20 years away.

Henry Shelford, CEO, School Stickers, said, "New technology is being
introduced into schools across the country. Whiteboards have replaced
chalkboards, online reward management systems have replaced sticker books and
excel spreadsheets, and laptops are now common place, but it seems that the
traditional book is safe - for now."

www.schoolstickers.co.uk

Over 120 teachers and headteachers took part in the survey in September
2010.

School Stickers was launched in October 2000 and its products are used by
over 3,000 schools across the UK. In October 2006 it launched
www.mystickers.co.uk. It uses the rewards that teachers have used for
decades - stickers, postcards and certificates - but saves them time, as each
reward can be printed with a unique code and the onus is on the pupils to log
their rewards themselves on www.mystickers.co.uk. Since then over
400,000 students have used the www.mystickers.co.uk system and over 2
million stickers have been registered.

In September 2009, School Stickers launched
www.carrotrewards.co.uk, to enable teachers to customise their own
reward scheme. It is completely free and whilst designed to be used with
School Stickers, can be used with any rewards scheme. It allows teachers to
manage rewards, run competition from simple class league tables, to complex
multilayered competitions, and keep pupils engaged.

Cath Roan, + 44(0)7801-817-451, cath at roanmedia.co.uk