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Digital textbooks get a boost with new offerings | eSchool News - 0 views

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Amanda Nichols on 28 Mar 12

interesting advent in the digital textbook market - Discovery's Techbooks. iBooks competitor? From the article: Discovery's Techbook series is cloud-based, meaning students can access the materials from wherever they have an internet connection; the company says that's because not all school districts have the funds to give every student his or her own device. The Techbooks are also platform-agnostic to work with whatever hardware a district or student might have-iPads, tablets, mobile devices, laptops, or desktops.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">interesting advent in the digital textbook market - Discovery's Techbooks. iBooks competitor? From the article: Discovery's Techbook series is cloud-based, meaning students can access the materials from wherever they have an internet connection; the company says that's because not all school districts have the funds to give every student his or her own device. The Techbooks are also platform-agnostic to work with whatever hardware a district or student might have-iPads, tablets, mobile devices, laptops, or desktops. </div>

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Teacher Reviews New Student Participation App | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by Amanda Nichols on 21 Feb 12 - No Cached

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From the post: "One challenge teachers face is requiring and enabling every student an equal opportunity to ask and respond to questions during class. A new web-based classroom tool called GoSoapBox is one possible solution to this problem. With GoSoapBox, students can simultaneously interact with the class in real time as well as participating with any Internet connected device. I am currently accessing GoSoapBox with my classroom set of iPod Touches; however, the app will run on laptops, notebooks, iPads or other mobile devices."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the post: "One challenge teachers face is requiring and enabling every student an equal opportunity to ask and respond to questions during class. A new web-based classroom tool called GoSoapBox is one possible solution to this problem. With GoSoapBox, students can simultaneously interact with the class in real time as well as participating with any Internet connected device. I am currently accessing GoSoapBox with my classroom set of iPod Touches; however, the app will run on laptops, notebooks, iPads or other mobile devices."</div>

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The rise of e-reading | Pew Internet Libraries - 0 views

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A fifth of American adults have read an e-book in the past year and the number of e-book readers grew after a major increase in ownership of e-book reading devices and tablet computers during the holiday gift-giving season
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The average reader of e-books says she has read 24 books (the mean number) in the past 12 months, compared with an average of 15 books by a non-e-book consumer.
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Some 41% of tablet owners and 35% of e-reading device owners said they are reading more since the advent of e-content.
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There are four times more people reading e-books on a typical day now than was the case less than two years ago
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E-book reading happens across an array of devices, including smartphones.
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In a head-to-head competition, people prefer e-books to printed books when they want speedy access and portability, but print wins out when people are reading to children and sharing books with others
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Amanda Nichols on 27 Apr 12

Pew study on the use of ereaders, ebooks, and ereading

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Google just rattled RIM's mobile device management plans | ZDNet - 2 views

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The Nerdy Teacher: iP@ds in my classroom - Update 1 #Edchat #EdTech #Education - 1 views

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Recommendations for iPad implementation in the classroom - could be for all iOS devices

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iPads in class energize kids as teachers test how to use them - The Denver Post - 1 views

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Amanda Nichols on 24 Jan 12

From the article: "Still, students have had to learn to think of the iPads primarily as a learning tool, not a toy. Teachers and administrators have developed new strategies to deal with some apps' inherent distractions. And, perhaps most significantly, the use of iPads as a take-home device has raised questions about Internet safety: Who's responsible for a student's online behavior once they leave school?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the article: "Still, students have had to learn to think of the iPads primarily as a learning tool, not a toy. Teachers and administrators have developed new strategies to deal with some apps' inherent distractions. And, perhaps most significantly, the use of iPads as a take-home device has raised questions about Internet safety: Who's responsible for a student's online behavior once they leave school?"</div>

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Education Nation 2011: Give Students Mobile Devices to Maximize Their Learning Time - 0 views

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Amanda Nichols on 09 Jan 12

mobile devices enable learning anywhere and anytime, moving education beyond the industrial era model, where classrooms are the primary place of learning, the school day is the primary educational time, and the teacher is the primary source of information.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">mobile devices enable learning anywhere and anytime, moving education beyond the industrial era model, where classrooms are the primary place of learning, the school day is the primary educational time, and the teacher is the primary source of information.</div>

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Kindergarten kids: A pencil, eraser and an iPad | ZDNet - 0 views

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Amanda Nichols on 04 Jan 12

Interesting idea: "At most, the Apple devices are used for 40 minutes per day."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting idea: "At most, the Apple devices are used for 40 minutes per day."</div>

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Schools look for best ideas to protect kids on Internet - The Denver Post - 0 views

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"It's an unacceptable and unreasonable expectation for parents to be Internet police for a school-provided device," Morin said.
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"From a school standpoint, he's got to do what keeps the school from any liability — I get that," Walter said. "From a personal aspect, we monitor where our kids go online. It wouldn't have been an issue at our household. But there are others where it would have been."
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Amanda Nichols on 26 Jan 12

Who's responsible for online activity on school-issued devices once they leave the filtered safety of the campus?

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Quixey - The Search Engine for Apps - 0 views

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Amanda Nichols on 27 Jan 12

Use Quixley to find apps based on what you want to do or accomplish. Not just apps for a tablet or other hand-held device, but applications for computers and even Internet browsers

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Use Quixley to find apps based on what you want to do or accomplish. Not just apps for a tablet or other hand-held device, but applications for computers and even Internet browsers</div>

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In Some Cash-Strapped Schools, Kids Bring Their Own Tech Devices | MindShift - 0 views

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“cell phones are not computers! They may both contain microprocessors and batteries, but as of today, their functionality is quite different…The computer is an intellectual laboratory and vehicle for self-expression that makes it possible for children to learn and do things in ways unthinkable just a few years ago. We impair such empowerment when we limit educational practice to the functionality of the least powerful device.”
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Amanda Nichols on 07 Feb 12

From the article: "Why not let kids use the tech tools they're already familiar with to enhance their learning? But as schools try to figure out the best way of transitioning to this new world, some thorny issues must first be sorted out. How do teachers and school systems prepare for all the different platforms, when some kids are bringing in tablets, others are bringing their parents' old laptops, and the remainder are on mobile phones? And what effect does this change have on the dynamics of a classroom?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the article: "Why not let kids use the tech tools they're already familiar with to enhance their learning? But as schools try to figure out the best way of transitioning to this new world, some thorny issues must first be sorted out. How do teachers and school systems prepare for all the different platforms, when some kids are bringing in tablets, others are bringing their parents' old laptops, and the remainder are on mobile phones? And what effect does this change have on the dynamics of a classroom?"</div>

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Top 10 Things NOT to do in a 1:1 iPad Initiative « - 1 views

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While this focus is iPads, it is applicable to any 1:1 device roll-out. Ideas to keep in mind if/when Clarkston is able to go 1:global.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While this focus is iPads, it is applicable to any 1:1 device roll-out. Ideas to keep in mind if/when Clarkston is able to go 1:global.</div>

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Portland high schools take byte out of laptop use at home | The Portland Press Herald /... - 0 views

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From Portland, ME - school-provided technology devices (in this case, laptops) will be filtered at home as well as at school. This represents a policy shift for a state that pioneered 1:1.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From Portland, ME - school-provided technology devices (in this case, laptops) will be filtered at home as well as at school. This represents a policy shift for a state that pioneered 1:1.</div>

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Education Week: Schools Seek the Right Mix of Digital Computing Devices - 0 views

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In South Korean classrooms, digital textbook revolution meets some resistance - The Was... - 0 views

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From the article: But South Korea, among the world's most wired nations, has also seen its plan to digitize elementary, middle and high school classrooms by 2015 collide with a trend it didn't anticipate: Education leaders here worry that digital devices are too pervasive and that this young generation of tablet-carrying, smartphone-obsessed students might benefit from less exposure to gadgets, not more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the article: But South Korea, among the world's most wired nations, has also seen its plan to digitize elementary, middle and high school classrooms by 2015 collide with a trend it didn't anticipate: Education leaders here worry that digital devices are too pervasive and that this young generation of tablet-carrying, smartphone-obsessed students might benefit from less exposure to gadgets, not more.</div>

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Lightspeed+iPads=powerful, safe home web access...except in Zeeland, MI? | ZDNet - 2 views

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shared by Amanda Nichols on 29 Nov 11 - No Cached

Amanda Nichols on 29 Nov 11

Filtering 1:1 devices outside of school

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BYOT pilot program wildly successful at Sullivan South- Kingsport Times-News - 1 views

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Important quote: "Many students already had iPads or have parents purchasing them through a special lease-to-own plan through the school system and Apple. Others will be provided a device for use in school."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Important quote: "Many students already had iPads or have parents purchasing them through a special lease-to-own plan through the school system and Apple. Others will be provided a device for use in school."</div>

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Launching an iPad 1-to-1 Program: A Primer -- THE Journal - 1 views

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- Matt McCarty on 15 Dec 11
  
  For Clarkston, this would say "thousands"
  
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- Matt McCarty on 15 Dec 11
  
  If we are discussing consumer grade wireless routers, you will be lucky to get 10 users on one. This is because the chipsets in the wireless routers / access points are designed for homes or SOHO type environments where there aren't many users or devices accessing wireless. When the thresh hold of what the chipset can handle is exceeded the device will lock up.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If we are discussing consumer grade wireless routers, you will be lucky to get 10 users on one. This is because the chipsets in the wireless routers / access points are designed for homes or SOHO type environments where there aren't many users or devices accessing wireless. When the thresh hold of what the chipset can handle is exceeded the device will lock up.</div>
  
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Launching an iPad 1-to-1 Program: A Primer -- THE Journal - 0 views

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