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Another interesting article

Interesting article for discussion on the Ed Tech Crew

Hi Tony, here is another that I thought was good as well http://hackeducation.com/2012/01/19/apple-and-the-textbook-counter-revolution/

And another http://www.richardolsen.me/b/2012/01/the-obligatory-textbook-post/

This post is in response to Apple's textbook announcement. When I was in Year 9, American History was a compulsory subject, being Australian in Australian school, American History wasn't relevant to me and I coasted through as best I could. Subsequently my knowledge of American History is extremely poor, it was a wasted year.

"Apple has just unveiled their latest attempt to rethink an entire market. It's not a new tablet, phone, or even a device at all. Today at the Guggenheim, Apple announced how it will essentially get more school districts to buy iPads. But it's not just about the money, there's some amazing software that's rethinking the tried-and-true textbook publishing model. Below are excerpts from the world's best news sources who are live-blogging and in attendance at the event. From them you'll be able to understand exactly what the new software is, what it does, and how it will affect you and your classroom."