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Two separate stories demonstrate the growth of iPads in learning

IPads continue a growth curve in classrooms, as two separate stories reported in January demonstrate.Past articles, including iPad textbook...
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Turn lectures into conversations with Soapbox

  • Classroom response systems
  • December 19, 2011
In a 21st century classroom, direct instruction must be interactive. Soapbox is a free tool that gives teachers and presenters the ability to...
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Digital textbooks take-backs may break hearts on campus

  • digital classroom textbooks
  • June 20, 2011
This article reports on the results of a yearlong study of the application of digital texts in the classroom.Prior articles have reported that...
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Applying the video game model to learning

Edutopia, George Lucas’s educational foundation, continues to offer forward thinking articles and blog postings on the future of leadership...
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Can video games teach? This teacher proves it can with amazing results.

This article reports that video games can teach and profiles a teacher who proves it with amazing results.The teacher, Ananth Pai of Parkview...
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iPads rolling out in more ways than one

  • iPads classroom applications
  • March 2, 2011
Apple is expected to announce the rollout of the second generation iPad today. Last week, a school in Tennessee made its own iPad announcement.As...
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Technology Inc recommendations for powering up PowerPoint

Technology Inc, in a January 2011 posting called Liven up PowerPoint with interactivity, touch screens, and an iPadand written by Kim Boatman has...
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iPad textbook revolution gains steam

  • iPad classroom textbooks
  • February 1, 2011
In more evidence that the iPad will likely be an educational force for years to come, another school district is moving towards placing textbooks...
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Say "No!" to "Say No to PowerPoint Week"

The February 2011 issue of Fast Companyreports, courtesy of reporter Margaret Rhodes, that the week of February 7, 2011 is Say No to PowerPoint...
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Digital texts coming to Florida

Florida is about to experience big changes in its schools. Perhaps the biggest change is the contemplated switch from hard copy textbooks to...
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