Very useful list of apps to address the specific purposes. Cross reference with Android and computer apps for comparison.
New Media Consortium report
The Future of Education: Tablets vs. Textbooks
14 excellent pdf annotating apps for ipad
6 Ways Students Can Collaborate With iPads
But what makes this possible and how is passion based learning achieved?
Teachers using tech in the classroom.
In general, the survey says, teachers view technology as a "teaching tool used by teachers" rather than an "administrative tool" or a "self-learning tool used by students."
This one of my favorite articles simply because it highlights the change that education is currently--and will be continually--experiencing. It's imperative to embrace digital learning and all that it offers.
"As new, more mobile technologies have entered the classroom, often in the backpacks of students, teachers become orchestrators of projects and seek the best emerging digital environments for improving motivation, relevance and depth of learning."
Okay, so this shows me more can be done with Pinterest than what I've managed so far. Makes it worth looking into a bit further.
NYTimes article about short stories being perfect format for small screens.
In addition, a group of smaller Internet publishers, like Byliner, are snapping up short fiction and gaining traction as distributors of stories. And the shorter format, writers say, is a good fit for the small screens that people are increasingly using to read.
“The single-serving quality of a short narrative is the perfect art form for the digital age,” said Ms. Dermont, whose collection is due out next month. “Stories are models of concision, can be read in one sitting, and are infinitely downloadable and easily consumed on screens.”
Stories are also perfect for the digital age, she added, because readers “want to connect and want that connection to be intense and to move on.” That is, after all, what a short story is all about.
Research concerning mobile devices in the classroom. Verizon initiated, so caution toward bias.
Very useful list of apps to address the specific purposes. Cross reference with Android and computer apps for comparison.
This is a simple and effective way to share workflow with students.
the latest Edmodo update has changed the game.
Put simply, you can now use the iOS6 function ‘open in app’, to open a document in Edmodo. This allows you to upload a document to your Edmodo library on an iPad. You can then link the document to a direct post, note or assignment within the Edmodo app.
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This is the NMC 2012 Horizon Report -- Museum edition
Updated on Apr 20, 16
Created on Jan 24, 13
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