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Zachary Peiper

Why iPad Textbooks Are Still Too Expensive for Schools [INFOGRAPHIC] - 5 views

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shared by Zachary Peiper on 11 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Robin Galloway on 12 Feb 12
     
    The title implies digital texts are more expensive, but the article states their functional cost is about the same. A digital version offers far more functionality for the about the same money, not to mention all the other learning resources provided by the iPad it runs on. I received the same infographic the article cites, and the same organization sent me this one two weeks earlier: http://www.onlineeducation.net/can-tech-save-education
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  • Zachary Peiper on 12 Feb 12
     
    Yes, the digital books themselves have the same overall cost overtime as a traditional textbook, however the point the author is trying to make is that with the overhead cost of purchasing an iPad for each student, it costs significantly more per student to have iPad textbooks, than it would with traditional "book" textbooks. The title may be somewhat misleading, however for already cash-strapped districts it is an important question to ponder.
  • Robin Galloway on 12 Feb 12
     
    Including the cost of an iPad in the cost of a digital textbook is like including the cost of the classroom desk on which a traditional textbook would sit. Most schools would not (and should not) invest in iPads solely or even primarily to facilitate digital textbooks. They invest in 1:1 environments for more important reasons (personalized learning, increased engagement, ubiquitous access to information, etc), and many schools are abandoning textbooks altogether. Waverly-Shell Rock middle school diverted its textbook dollars to the purchase of mobile apps for their students. Rapidly changing content results in open content options such as http://www.ck12.org
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Lois Lindell

Cost Comparison: iPad Math Classroom vs. Traditional Classroom | Tap Into Teen Minds - 0 views

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  • Lois Lindell on 11 Sep 12
     
    In this entry, the author provides a cost comparison between a traditional paper/pencil classroom and a 1-1 ipad classroom. A 1-1 ipad classroom can be cost effective choice for schools to consider.
heather wendel

Obama controlling college costs - 0 views

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  • In 2010, Congress approved a bill that restructured the federal student loan program and redirected $61 billion towards post-secondary education spending,
  • heather wendel on 27 Jan 12
     
    In 2010, Congress approved a bill that restructured the federal student loan program and redirected $61 billion towards post-secondary education spending.
  • heather wendel on 27 Jan 12
     
    Rising college tuition and student debts
Vicki Dostal

Iowa AEA Online - What is Iowa AEA Online? - 1 views

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shared by Vicki Dostal on 27 Jan 12 - Cached
  • Vicki Dostal on 27 Jan 12
     
    "Iowa AEA Online is a virtual library that provides no-cost access to 12 high-quality, web-based resources for accredited public and non-public PreK-12 schools. Students and staff have access at school and at home. Iowa AEA Online is funded and supported by Iowa's Area Education Agencies. To learn more, contact your teacher librarian, AEA media and technology contact or visit Iowa AEA Online."
Kim McCoy-Parker

Sir Ken Robinson: Why We Need to Reform Education Now - 0 views

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  • In 1970, the U.S. had the highest rates of high school graduation in the world, now it has one of the lowest.
  • now around 75 percent, which puts America 23rd out of 28 countries surveyed.
  • They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.
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  • 'drop out'
  • high schools every day, close to 1.5 million a year.
  • According to one estimate, if the numbers of young people leaving school early could be cut by 50 percent, the net gain to the U.S. economy from savings in social programs and gains in additional tax revenues could be around $90 billion a year - that's almost $1 trillion in just over ten years.
  • One of the themes of TEDTalks Education is that current policies are based on a tragic misdiagnosis of the problem. They treat education as an industrial process rather than as a human one. They are driven by a culture of testing and standardization that has narrowed the curriculum and sees students as data points and teachers as functionaries rather than as living breathing people.
  • To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system.
  • The key to personalizing education is to invest properly in the professional development of educators. As Bill Gates argues, teachers need mentors too.
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  • Teaching is an art form. Great teachers know they have to cultivate curiosity, passion and creativity in their students.
  • achievement soars when teachers fire the imaginations of their students with a true spirit of inquiry.
  • All students have their own stories, motivations and circumstances and teachers have to connect with them personally.
  • "Everyone has a story," she says. "Everyone has a struggle and everyone needs help along the way."
  • We have millions of young people walking away from education, he says. But "right now, we could save them all," if we're prepared to innovate fundamentally and not just do more of the same.
  • "Every child," she says, "deserves a champion who will never give up on them... and insists they become the best they can possibly be."
  • give them the creative freedom to innovate and do their jobs within a proper framework of public accountability.
  • There are those who say that we can't afford to personalize education to every student. The fact is that we can't afford not to.
puzznbuzzus

How to Prepare Aptitude Test for Competitive Exams - 0 views

Practice as many questions before your assessment. The more psychometric aptitude test questions you practice the more your speed, accuracy and confidence will improve. Improving these factors will...

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