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There was a time when iTunes U was just a section of the iTunes store where you could download audio and videos. Since Apple's recent education event, that's all changed. iTunes U is still a part of the iTunes Store but there's now a dedicated iTunes U app for iOS devices.

Learn more, read reviews, and download AccessMyLibrary - School Edition by Gale, part of Cengage Learning on the iTunes App Store.

Short article on applications for iTunesU with links to specific iTunesU courses

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A site that does the searching through the itunes store for apps in education.

Database of free onlione stories and poems. Browse by author, title, search the database or dowload to iTunes. You can also view stories online or print pdf pages.

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"One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

Public libraries have long lived by the "Blockbuster model": require people to drive to a physical location, pick up a physical book, then drive home, only to repeat the driving a few weeks later when the book is due. And how well did that approach work out for Blockbuster as iTunes and Netflix made digital delivery a reality? But books haven't gone digital as quickly as music and then movies did. Early attempts at e-book lending were execeptionally clunky affairs involving special OverDrive software, few choices, and a poor browsing interface. Getting books onto devices involved downloads and USB cables. Enter the Kindle. Amazon's hugely popular e-reader hardware and apps recently opened access to public libraries in the US, which can use the Amazon account and distribution infrastructure to control and distribute time-limited e-books to library patrons. Will we ever drive to physical libraries again? After testing the new system, it's safe to say: yes. Yes we will. But Kindle library lending provides a glimpse of the future rushing so quickly at us.

Guidelines and policies to implement a circulating iPad collection. Good info on settings, management and iTunes.

Read a free sample or buy Eat Nourish and Grow by Cheryl Barnhart. You can read this book with iBooks on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.