Sorry - no quick blogger link to this article, but it is one worth mentioning. As I'm sure you're aware, Apple released two new apps that target the education textbook market. Click here to read the full article.
I'm excited as a teacher to see how technology is fundamentally changing, not just education, but communication across the globe. I've read two solid books on the issue (well currently in the second): Groundswell and Public Parts. Both discuss how digital tools are outpacing traditional educational practices as well as marketing, networking, and politics. They're chalk full of examples of organizations using technology to "get an edge" in their respective fields. And yes, blogging is certainly one of the tools - I'd say there's little argument based off the success just from our class (that has moved on from Creative Writing and into Public Speaking but continues to use this medium).
Back to the issue. Apple's new apps are offering students an interactive textbook that provides much more than informative text and lifeless answers. Students can zoom on diagrams, take notes, highlight and post inquiries, take practice quizzes with instant feedback, minimize and search for supplementary material, open Skye to address local residential impact, then come to class to discuss their findings. It's pretty powerful stuff if you ask me. As a teacher, I view it as "getting out of the way" of our children's education.
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