Tag: Education

Google Plus Promotes Open Education Resources
Open Education Resources (OER) "are teaching and learning resources that anyone can sh...
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SXSW 2012: Pearson Showcasing iBooks And Digital Classroom
South by Southwest has emerged as one of the top events to showcase new technologies and product announcements. Education will be a major topic this year and Pearson is leading the...
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iPads Improve Kindergarteners’ Literacy Scores
Nearly a year ago, in April 2011, we told you about a small town in Maine that was set to become the first t...
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Schools Discuss New Student/Teacher Policies for Facebook and Twitter
In the classroom, it's a good thing when students follow along with their teachers, and it's even better if the class likes the instructor. Still, new considerations have arisen, a...
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Maine Football Coach Posts Nude Photo of Himself Online, Quits.
A longtime high school football coach in South Paris, Maine resigned Monday, after accidentally posting a nude photo of himself on his Facebook wall, according to the...
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eBooks Are Beginning to Replace Textbooks in the Classroom
Technology has forced changes in the role of textbooks in education, and e-books have been gaining popularity, along with standard textbook rental. Companies like...
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iPad Vs. Textbooks: By The Numbers
The iPad is widely looked at as a revolutionary device. Even non-Apple fanboys have to acknowledge the tremendous success the device has had and the quick impact it has had on quit...
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Craig Silverstein, Google’s First Hire, Leaves For Khan Academy
Craig Silverstein, the first employee Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired, has just now leaving the company to join Khan Acade...
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Sweden Looks To Replace Textbooks With iPads
Sweden seems to have taken Nolan Bushnell’s words to heart. A school system in the country wants to modernize te...
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Principal Who Turned Blind Eye To Cinnamon Challenge Placed On Leave
I wonder how much pain and embarrassment has been caused by the words "I bet you can't do that?" I bet you can't jump over that. I bet you can't drink all that. I bet you can't...
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Wisconsin School Buys iPads With Microsoft’s Money
Two weeks ago Apple announced its new textbook initiative. Thanks to an update to the iBooks software for...
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Google’s Chromebooks For Education A Success So Far
This may finally be the year when classroom's get a major technology upgrade. Apple's already had...
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DLD 2012: Atari Founder Details New Education Initiative
Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's, has a new pet project that aims straight for the classroom. At the Digital Life Design conference yesterday, Bushnell ou...
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iPad Textbook App For Algebra Boosts Student Math Scores 20%
Apple may have re-invented the wheel this time, insofar you can consider the wheel as an algebra textbook. Over the past year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publisher of textbooks...
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Apple About To Launch New Pages, iBooks Software?
All anyone knows for certain about the Apple event that starts in just a few minu...
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