The University of Notre Dame’s yearlong study of eReaders in academics is starting the school year with a bang — a course that will use the iPad as the only textbook students need. The course is entitled Project Management, and
The iPad for Academics
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 …
Free iPads in U.S. universities a waste
The U.S. university system has slightly more money than its Canadian counterpart, but the offer to give out free iPads to all full-time students at three universities seems a bit of a waste.
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)
Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing explains why he won’t buy an iPad: “The way you improve your iPad isn’t to figure out how it works and making it better. The way you improve the iPad is to buy iApps.” And even …
Meet iPed, The Android-Based Chinese iPad Clone [Video]
It’s a tablet. It comes in a box nearly identical to the iPad. Yet, one letter makes a big difference: it’s called the iPed, and it costs only $105 – approximately five times less than Apple’s original, the iPad. And …
There’s an Educational App for that!
The iPod Touch®, iPhone®, and iPad®, are a great innovative technology tools for educators and students to use in the classroom. These devices all have access to the App Store, which now contains a wide array of easy to use, …
iPad 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [REVIEW]
The iPad 3G hit stores and customer mailboxes on Friday afternoon (US), but how does this slightly modified model compare against the original? Is the ability to use 3G worth the extra $130 per model?
California school first to use iPads in classroom
The iPads were introduced to advanced placement students who will participate in a pilot project. If all goes well, Headmaster Stephen Sharp anticipates replacing heavy and expensive textbooks with cheaper, interactive e-versions.
ExoPC: the Quebecker iPad
An interview with Jean-Baptiste Martinoli, CTO Of ExoPC, the creator of a tablet PC some are calling the “Quebecker iPad”.
http://www.alltouchtablet.com/articles/interview-the-story-behind-exopc-with-video-1973/…
Imagineering iPad Educational Apps (video)
The video below doesn’t show real working applications, or even prototypes – more they are imaginings of the things we think we might be able to do and perhaps will be doing. Look out for them in an app store …
Textbook Publishers Embrace iPad Apps for Education
Textbook publishers have already enlisted the third-party services of developers to build adaptations of textbooks for the iPad, the Wall Street Journal reports. McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Pearson and Kaplan have struck deals with iPhone and iPod touch developers ScrollMotion Inc. …
Apple iPad: A Comprehensive Guide
After months of speculation and rumors, it’s official: The Apple iPad is real. The device, announced on January 27th by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, is designed to fill the perceived gap between the smartphone and the laptop. Here’s everything you …
Measuring the iPad’s Potential for Education
Expectations run high for Apple’s new mobile device, the iPad, which made its formal debut Wednesday. And much of the anticipation is centered around education, both in terms of its usefulness as a computing platform and its potential to usurp …