The Crazy Facts About Apple's Role In Education. Today’s children were born and raised in a world of digital convenience, so it’s no surprise that mobile is so popular on the playground. Apple has long realized the potential of the pre-teen set and has targeted them with iPads, learning apps, smart devices and other mobile tech to meet their educational and developmental needs. To demonstrate how digital and mobile technology are gaining momentum with children, MDG Advertising created this informative infographic.
Cradle to the Classroom It shows how Apple is infiltrating the lives of our children from the cradle to the classroom, as well as how these smart devices are having a real impact on literacy and learning levels , along with the benefits of these digital tools for special needs education. This Is What Happens When You Deploy Android Tablets In A Classroom. We’re constantly hearing chatter about deploying iPads in classrooms. For good reason, as iPads represent the vast majority of tablets in the market today. However, schools can’t always afford these premium devices and instead opt for lower priced Android tablets. Technology In Schools: Poll Finds K-12 Teachers And Parents Support Greater Digital Use In The Classroom.
A recent poll by the Leading Education by Advancing Digital Commission has found that the vast majority of K-12 teachers and parents support greater use of technology in education, and believe that school systems should do more to improve access.
The poll, which surveyed 883 parents and 812 public K-12 teachers, determined that 96 percent of teachers and 91 percent of parents think that applying technology to teaching and learning is important to the education of American students today. More than half of both audiences also believe that technology will play a much bigger role in educating students during the next decade. Responses also indicated that the country is somewhat or far behind the curve when it comes to American public schools’ use of technology in education, especially when compared to other parts of the economy. OLPC software update packs WebKit, text-to-speech.
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Dubbed the Tabula Project, the crowdfunded system will allow teachers to create their own lesson plans on almost any tablet without fuss or training. In short, it aims to make educational software far easier and, more important, far cheaper than it has been in the past. “I’ve wanted to take what I’ve learned, and who I’ve met, in my life as a tech blogger and apply it somehow to the educational space. TechnoBuffalo, where I’m still blogging, gave me the chance to explore some ideas and brainstorm with my education world friends,” he said. “Some schools are already adopting iPads, and many more are keeping a close eye on the emergence of sub-$200 Android tablets. It's Time For Technology To Disrupt Education. Dundee student designs Passive Play toy cube to stimulate parent interaction with autistic children. TED's New Site Turns Any YouTube Video Into a Lesson. Why gamification is changing the face of 21st century education. Every human being is born to learn because we’re all innately curious, and the moment we stop learning is when we stop living.
That was the message from the education startup Skillshare‘s first ever conference held in New York City last Friday where nine speakers advocating 21st century education presented their speeches on how society can reimagine the educational experience. The Web has made it easier for anyone to become both a student and a teacher. How Machine-Based Tutoring Could Disrupt Human Tutors. Microchip-embedded 'intelligent' t-shirts used to track student truancy in Brazil. The Rise Of The Explainer Video.
Why Is There A Lack Of Innovation In Educational Technology For Children? Why iPad Textbooks Are Still Too Expensive for Schools [INFOGRAPHIC] When Apple announced its initiative to bring iPads into schools and provide textbooks in digital format, the reaction among many was enthusiastic. iPad textbooks are more interactive, they can be easily updated and they can't be easily vandalized.
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The price Apple announced at their launch event — $14.99 per textbook — also sounded like a steal, certainly far cheaper than traditional textbooks. But when you dig into the fixed costs associated with digital textbooks vs. their paper counterparts, there are some major reasons to believe that iPad textbooks might not be coming to a school near you any time soon.
Entrepreneurs: Now's The Time To Target Teachers. Kids Prefer Robots To Teachers And Parents. Apple Just Incentivized Every College Kid To Get An iPad. As For High Schoolers… As I watched Apple’s iBooks event in New York City last week, my mind began to race about the ramifications of such announcements.
Everyone had a pretty good idea for weeks (or months if you read the Steve Jobs biography) that textbooks would be a focal point for Apple, but there wasn’t much thought given to what this would mean. During the event itself, I just kept thinking, “wow, Apple just incentivized every college student to get an iPad”. Except, they didn’t. Not yet. The weird thing about Apple’s event was that it mainly focused on high school education. 3 Social Learning Trends to Watch in 2012. This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
According to the 2011 Training Industry Report from TrainingMag.com, total expenditures in training appear to be increasing. The amount spent on training jumped about 13% from 2010, including increases in overall training budgets and payroll, and spending on outside products and services. Montessori Activities for iPad and iPhone - Montessorium. Piazza gets $6M Series A to help with college homework. Education: Coarse work. YouTube for Schools Is Education Hub for the Digital Age. YouTube is launching a brand new tool to help teachers and students get their learn on.
"YouTube for Schools" is a portal that helps curate education materials and videos on subjects such as history and math while filtering out potentially offensive or distracting content. YouTube for Schools was created thanks to demand from teachers and schools across the country. "YouTube for schools is a technical solution to allow schools that normally restrict access to YouTube to gain access to it," says Angela Lin, head of YouTube EDU. A blog post on YouTube further explains: Will Free Benefit the Rich? How Free and Open Education Might Widen Digital Divides. Tuesday, Janary 17, 12:30 pmBerkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floorThe event is at capacity; this event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.
The explosion of open education content resources and freely available collaboration and media production platforms represents one of the most exciting emerging trends in education. Apple's plan to get its products in schools? Educate the educators. Apple products have penetrated multiple markets, shaking up the way people work, create, design and learn by using the company’s range of desktop computers, notebooks and handheld devices.
The company’s new CEO, Tim Cook, recently told media at its iPhone 4S launch event that the iPad was now being deployed or tested by 92 percent of the Fortune 500 within their enterprises, rising from 75 percent last quarter. Just under half of the Global 500 have adopted the tablet – using it in medical establishments, in construction and a whole range of different environments. One area that we know has grown substantially over the years is how schools, colleges and universities are rapidly adopting Apple products, shifting from paper textbooks to ebooks and digital publications. Apple products are often much more expensive than other devices on the market, so how does Apple tempt schools to deploy its Mac computers and supply their students with iPads?