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"In lieu of being incredible pieces of hardware with significant learning potential, iPad adoption has produced uneven learning results thus far. In some cases, they enchant learners and encourage practice, creativity, and collaboration, while in other settings they offer up a drudgery and mediocrity of their own to deepen existing excesses of each. The question is, why?"

The report also reveals a shift in thinking by parents and educators who are now beginning to accept the role of mobile devices as instructional tools, in part because they are active users of mobile devices in their own personal lives. In some cases, educators have embraced mobile devices as a catalyst for making learning a more student directed experience. At Jamestown Elementary School in Virginia, for example, students use mobile devices to

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One of our sources in Asia say that Apple has placed an order for a massive number of camera modules of the type that they include in the iPhone. These are inexpensive cameras, in the $10 range. And the size of the order, our source says, means they can only be used for one thing - the iPods. Update: Macrumors features two images of cases that are supposed to be designed for the upcoming iPod Touch and iPod Nano, and suggest that the next generation of said devices will indeed include a camera.

What an exciting possibility! Looking forward to hearing more about this.

Do you think that typing on your iPhone is a chore? Well, in that case you should check out the Dragon Dictation for the iPhone, which is currently free (for a limited time). Nuance's Dragon Dictation for the iPhone...

Most would agree that "A picture is worth a thousand words." Perhaps strangely, allow me to make the case that sometimes there is also value in distilling those thousand words into a scant few. This little post is a bit of practical sharing meant to point to two things: a cute little iOS application, and a few quick examples of its practical use. Oh, and really, I wouldn't be doing it here if it wasn't worth at least a handful of words as well.

The bulky, bouncy and colourful Arkhippo will help protect your iPhone 4 from those inevitable drops to the ground

Blog post from Tony Vincent. Great prices on items like wall chargers and protective cases.

Rumors have been swirling about the upcoming cameras on the next-gen iPod Touch's and Nano's. New photos from a Chinese case manufacturer now have leaked more details about their appearance.

You can find wide range of ipod touch accessories but all are essential? Some accessories like case, sound enhancing stands, cradle, iPod screen protectors, stylus and wall charger are mostly usable accessories.

"There are several methods to share photos from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can mail it or send it through twitter also. The easiest of all the methods is to send photos via iMessage, a new messaging service from Apple. The service comes for free. In case the other person receiving the photo does not have an ios devise you can send it as an MMS as usual."

"Still, some apps have a creative approach and tend to make things differently so that they stand out and be liked not only for their functions and usability, but also for their design. 33 of these intelligently designed apps are here in this article for inspiration, to help you see how a good looking app should be, in case you'll start designing your own app."

British study finds students and teachers have positive views about the uses of iPads to enhance learning

"Procedural crime dramas are very popular and for good reason. They use evidence and science to analyze a mystery and uncover answers - a great metaphor for what a classroom learning experience can be. In this apptivity, we will learn about fingerprints, create digital images of our own, and then use annotation tools to help us identify the cheesecake thief!"

Another idea to make a document camera and cheaper still. Vice like grip onto a kids desk. Nice and portable.