Education and Technology - Manitoba Action and Reflection Released yesterday. The eBook is now available in from iBooks and a pdf version from this link
"When you talk about the choice between Android and iOS, that's a big decision. But the bigger decision is, 'Are we going to change our whole attitude to how we're delivering the lessons to the students?'"
"If you have a really slow wireless connection, and you're going to have to solely rely on apps, the amount of educational apps available for the iPad far outnumber what's available for Android and the quality of them," Starr said.
But if you have a fast connection and want to use online content at no cost, remember that the majority of that content is based on Flash
"There is a lot of controversy and passion surrounding the flipped classroom. Advocates of flipping point to many advantages including students learning at their own pace, availability of online lessons and time for real work in the classroom. Opponents of flipping point to holes including student access to internet"
"InfoGraphics seem to be all the rage these days. Cool graphic designs blend images and words to create an informative story or graphic about a specific topic. There are a multitude of InfoGraphics available to use as teaching tools to disseminate information"
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iTunes U, part of the iTunes Store, is possibly the world’s greatest collection of free educational media available to students, teachers, and lifelong learners. With over 200,000 educational audio and video files available, iTunes U* has quickly become the engine for the mobile learning movement.
65,000 iPad-specific apps available in the App Store; there are fewer than 100 tablet apps available for Android. If you're shopping for a tablet this year, that's an important difference.