Education

News, stats, reviews, how-to, case studies, apps and accessories to help you use iPad and other tablets for education (school, college, university) and training.

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Checking in on Aakash: How is Datawind's ultra-low cost tablet changing India?

It's been four months since India launched its Aakash tablet initiative. TabTimes checks in on the reception, the economics, and the longer-term ramifications of the project.
by Kavitha Nair

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Why tablet strategies for academia differ from that of corporate enterprises

Academia is an enterprise, too, although it exhibits some markedly different characteristics.
by Paul E. Fisher Jr.

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David Needle: Why Apple’s iBooks initiative brings the company back to the future

It may be coincidence that the first big news out of Apple since the passing of its cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs was education-related, but it certainly is appropriate.
by David Needle

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Dan Nickolai: How tablets accelerate the ease of learning a foreign language

Every few years new technology emerges that promises to innovate around foreign language learning and instruction. From the printed press to the phonograph to the portable music player, each new development serves to advance the accessibility of foreign language programs and materials. Tablet devices and the accompanying ecosystems of apps are contributing significantly to this progression of technology.
by Dan Nickolai

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The best iPad apps for education and reference materials

We uncover 15 apps to keep students of all ages learning, organized and informed.
by Doug Drinkwater

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Request for pricing: 5 things school districts need to keep in mind before the RFP

These 5 guiding principles help the state of Maine's school system navigate what can be a fairly arduous process
by Sharon Fisher

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Tablets in education: 12 key lessons schools can learn from Cary Academy

Tablets have become the cool new kid in class. But not every school is using Apple, and not all of them are using tablets properly.
by Chris Hubbard

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Indy education: How a tiny developer is taking big media to school

By focusing relentlessly on quality and real-world testing, a tiny Silicon Valley developer is selling millions of early-learning apps.
by Alex Porter

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Tablets for teachers: iPad pilot project reveals limitations as an instructional tool

Intrigued by potential of app development, University of San Francisco faculty members see room for improvement.
by David Raths

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HTML5 eBooks: How (and why) Publification hopes to take a bite out of Amazon, Apple, and Google

UK start-up hopes to have 10,000 authors signed up in its first year.
by Stephen Robert Morse

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