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Tracy Tan

Irish schools make switch to ebooks; Textbooks go hi-tech as students learn on iPads an... - 0 views

Access to the site is by subscription, so I am including the article here: T'S a sad day for doodlers. The dog-eared textbook is on its final chapter in Ireland as schools switch to ebooks. More t...

ipads proliferation

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Jennifer Jocz

Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad - WSJ.com - 0 views

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iPad e-textbooks

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 04 Feb 10 - Cached
  • a recent Kaplan study showed that students remain big fans of printed books but that they would be more receptive to e-textbooks on portable digital devices.
  • he iPad's lower-than-expected entry-level price of $499 will interest schools, but some of them may not be able to purchase the device right away if they've already purchased netbooks.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 04 Feb 10
     
    Some major textbook publishers are adapting their textbooks and other resources for the iPad and other digital devices.
Ryan Brown

Michael Levine: Games: A Textbook for Digital Best Practices - 2 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...xtbook-for-digi_b_1285253.html

learning technology education engagement video games digital textbooks

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  • Kiran Patwardhan on 02 Mar 12
     
    Written with Alan Gershenfeld, Founder and President of E-Line Media The White House recently announced two major initiatives in learning and technology -- these "digital seed capital" efforts are "down-payments" to jumpstart innovation and break a two decade long cycle of snail-like reform.
  • Ryan Brown on 04 Mar 12
     
    While this article mostly discusses digital textbooks, there is a section devoted to "The Engagement Challenge" and how quality video games can make education more relevant to children.
Uche Amaechi

CourseSmart E-Textbooks Track Students' Progress for Teachers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Uche Amaechi on 10 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Maurice Joyce on 10 Apr 13
     
    Interesting though scary. As Dede points out in the article, it is concerning that faculty may use these "engagement indices" as a form of evaluation.
Chris McEnroe

Hyping classroom technology helps tech firms, not students - latimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Chris McEnroe on 05 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • "The media you use make no difference at all to learning," says Richard E. Clark, director of the Center for Cognitive Technology at USC. "Not one dang bit. And the evidence has been around for more than 50 years."
  • "does not automatically inspire teachers to rethink their teaching or students to adopt new modes of learning."
  • The app is free, and plainly can help users create visually striking textbooks. But buried in the user license is a rule that if you sell a product created with iBooks Author, you can sell it only through Apple's iBookstore, and Apple will keep 30% of the purchase price. (Also, your full-featured iBook will be readable only on an Apple device such as an iPad.)
  • Chris McEnroe on 05 Feb 12
     
    This article is a bit snarky but it raises some worthwhile cautions around the buzz of tech in education, particularly Apple.
  • Leslie Lieman on 05 Feb 12
     
    It is amazing to me that Apple and technology can take center stage in the education conversation without a word of professional development, best practices, learning outcomes... As I have stated before, I/we are an Apple family... but I am worried about the prospect that Apple's role in the textbook industry will eliminate other platforms and in-turn will limit access to many.
Jerald Cole

Obama wants schools to speed digital transition - 2 views

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technology education ebooks change

shared by Jerald Cole on 09 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Jerald Cole on 09 Feb 12
     
    An ebook reader in every student's hand by 2017.
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