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"The iPad is set to illuminate the limits of the browser based LMS. The user experience through iPad optimized Apps is going to be far superior than the browser experience. "
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I'm betting that we will quickly see amazing LMS apps for the iPad.
"If you are the owner of a new Apple iPad and don’t have much prior experience with the iPhone or iPod touch or similar Apple menu mobile devices, you might find syncing your iPad to iTunes a little bit daunting."
"Read books on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! Lexcycle Stanza brings the digital book revolution to your pocket with a reading interface that is unrivaled in its clarity and ease of use. With over 4 million downloads around the world, Stanza has become an iPhone phenomenon, and is featured as one of the top three Apple favorites in their "
"iAnnotate is an elegant PDF reader and a powerful annotation tool -- and consistently one of the best-selling apps for the iPad. You can open documents from email, sign and send out contracts, enter notes for edits, sketch diagrams, copy text, and add highlights or underline with the drag of a finger! Join the thousands of students, "
"Introducing The Daily – the first digital news publication with original content created every day exclusively for the iPad. Built from scratch by a team of top journalists and designers, The Daily covers the world: breaking news, sports, pop culture, entertainment, apps, games, technology, opinion, celebrity gossip and more."
"The conflict between consumption and productivity"
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blend superior media consumption with communication and social networking
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being involved in a discussion rather than simply listening to one
"As students returned to class this week, some were carrying brand-new Apple iPads in their backpacks, given not by their parents but by their schools. "
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“There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using these machines,” said Larry Cuban
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“IPads are marvelous tools to engage kids, but then the novelty wears off and you get into hard-core issues of teaching and learning.”
"Since the iPad was released to the general public, there have been a lot of reports and articles about its relative advantages and disadvantages. The following is my addition to this dialog: in terms of educational technology, how much can we estimate its future worth as a learning tool?"
"The iPad has landed. But should campuses be throwing it a welcome party?"
"Comparing today's introduction of the iPad to the 2007 debut of the iPhone, which at the time was not associated with a burgeoning app store, Purdy said educators should view the new device as more than just a new piece of hardware. "This is really just the beginning," he said. "Just watch what creative developers are going to do with this platform. It should be pretty exciting.""
"After having used an iPad shortly since its release I can safely say that the device — or another one like it — deserves to become an important part of the academic’s arsenal of gadgets. Choosing to plop down the money for an iPad is like Ingrid Bergman’s regret over leaving Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart. You will do it: not today, not tomorrow, but soon — and for the rest of your life."
"This article, by Inside Higher Ed called ‘The iPad for Academics” is a good read, and followers neatly on from my previous posts.
I want to draw attention to the following statements, but I’m no going to say why; just that they struck a chord with me (either positively or negatively);"
" It could be that we, the educators and facilitators, are the only ones who see its potential, and talk to each other about it as the students carry on with their existing kit.
Anyway, here’s what I’ve found …
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"An incredibly responsive Multi-Touch screen. A large, high-resolution LED-backlit IPS display. A design that’s thin and light enough to take anywhere. iPad isn’t just the best device of its kind — it’s a whole new kind of device. And it’s poised to change the learning landscape."
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