As schools move into the digital age, providing tablets and computers for their students, text book suppliers are increasingly providing digital versions of their offerings.

Anglican Youthworks is following suit.

From last month, Youthworks Media, through one of its publishing branches, Christian Education Publications (CEP), began offering two Secondary Christian Studies workbooks in digital form, two more will follow in March.
“Many schools have migrated to using iPads for the delivery of their entire curriculum, and therefore CEP needs to be up with these technological changes,” said Marshall Ballantine-Jones, executive director of Youthworks Media.

The digital workbooks are also interactive, allowing students to engage with the content on the screen.

“These new resources are 
excellent for harnessing cutting
edge technologies in the mediums 
students and schools are used to,” Mr Ballantine-Jones said. “Ultimately the benefit will be more versatile and effective Christian education.” CEP consulted with schools before they took the leap into the digital world, to ensure they were going to produce a product that was going to be used by staff and students.
“We have developed products they say will help them deliver their content as successfully as possible,” Mr Ballantine-Jones said.
These new resources mark a shift from the traditional way of teaching a Christian Studies lesson, and while printed material is not being scrapped, Youthworks Media is embracing digital technology.

“It is not a permanent shift, but an ongoing evolution to holistic curriculum delivery,” Mr Ballantine-Jones said. “We are always committed to better ways to deliver our resources, so future plans will unfold as the means and opportunities arise.”

The workbooks are currently available on iPads, Kindles and tablets running Android operating systems.

Schools are encouraged to contact CEP, who can tailor a solution to meet their needs.