Frequently Asked Questions
You require an internet connection and the latest Flash
Player to use Pearson eText in your browser. You can also
use the Pearson eText app on your iPad, which requires iOS
4.2 or higher. Title subscription must be done outside of
the app.
Pearson eText does not use an excessive amount of
bandwidth. There should be no performance issues.
Yes it will work, but will be slow to load just like most
other web pages on dial up.
At the moment, Pearson eText will work on the iPad, via
the Pearson eText app. Pearson eText will not work on
smartphones (or iPod touch) yet. We will have an Android
app available by the end of 2011.
You can download the free Pearson eText app from iTunes.
It requires iPad iOS 4.2 and a valid Pearson eText
username and password. Note that not all titles are
available yet on the iPad. You will need to register for
your Pearson eText online before accessing it on your
iPad.
No, there is no embedded email program. The only way to
communicate is by a teacher sharing notes with students.
Each student must log in individually, so there is no way
to work collaboratively yet. We are working on creating a
way for students to share notes with each other on their
desktops. On the iPad, students can work collaboratively
by creating and sharing their notes via a "Study Group."
A Study Group allows you to share notes with other
students when you're sitting around a table or connected
to the same WiFi network. You tap "Create" to start a new
Study Group, or tap "Join" to join an existing Study
Group.
No, not through the note-sharing tool. A possible solution
is for a teacher to login to a student's eText (using the
student's login information) and leave a note for the
student on a particular page.
Yes, more content and upgrades are constantly being added
to Pearson eText. Watch for announcements on the login
page (www.pearsoncanada.ca/pearsonetext).
New functionality is constantly being added to eText. Some
recent enhancements include a new bookshelf, a new notes
manager, a new audio player, a new interactive glossary,
new whiteboard functionality, and improved search
function. Check the New Features tab on
www.pearsoncanada.ca/pearsonetext. We now have an eText
app available for both iPad and Android tablets.
There are some eTexts that contain Smart Lessons, but not
all eTexts have them.
No, Smart Notebook requires PDF files, and our eTexts are
Flash based.
The only way a student can gain access to another
student's eText is through sharing of login information.
Also, no more than 2 users can be logged in to the same
eText at the same time.
When an account expires, the student or teacher will no
longer have access to Pearson eText or their notes and
work. In order to maintain access to notes and work, a
user will need to renew their account with a new access
code before their existing account expires. If a teacher
changes school mid-year, the account is supposed to stay
with their original school. So, a teacher would have to
share their login information with their original school.
If a teacher chooses to take their account with them to
the new school, the original school would need to purchase
a new teacher account.
Right now, we do not have any way of tracking and
reporting usage.
We are not familiar with the functionality of all text
readers. If your text reader will work with Flash-based
web pages, then there should be no issues.