I had the opportunity to go to school with my 4 year old yesterday and talk to her class about what I do at work. As I was trying to figure out what would keep 4 year olds attention for more than 1 minute I thought about the iPod Touch and the iPad.
I searched for [...]
Earlier this week I posted some of my thoughts about electronic textbooks and promised to share my thoughts on CourseSmart. I was pointed to CourseSmart by Monte Vista Christian School who has purchased 70 iPads for use in their AP courses.
I created a CourseSmart account and browsed through some of the over 10,000 books available. [...]
I have been using the app Instapaper ($4.99) on the iPad for a few days and have really enjoyed it. Simple concepts like this make the iPad a great device for learning. Instapaper is a free website with $5 app that allows you to download online content for later reading. In the [...]
One of the reasons for considering the iPad for a 1:1 program is the concept of electronic textbooks. Watching students carry 10 pound backpacks around all day, seeing textbooks fall apart and having students forget to bring books home all make the concept of an electronic textbook very appealing. The cost of hardbound textbooks and [...]