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The Trouble with Gifting an E-Book
Flickr: Muffet By Jenny Shank Is it possible to personalize the gift of an e-book? I asked Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Book Store, if he had any ideas, and he was as stumped as I am....
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Did Apple Just Reinvent the Textbook?
There’s been speculation for months now — at least since the release of the Steve Jobs biography — about Apple’s plans to take on the textbook publishing industry. And today at the Guggenheim Museum...
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How to Create Your Own Textbook — With or Without Apple
By Dolores Gende Apple’s iBooks2 and authoring app has created big waves in education circles. But smart educators don’t necessarily need Apple’s slick devices and software to create their own books....
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Ernest Hemingway Meets “This American Life”: the New English Lit Class
College professors are finding creative ways to use tablets in classes. By Stephen Chupaska What will e-readers do to the time-honored tradition of scribbling notes in the margins and underlining...
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Changing Policies On Digital Books Wreak Havoc on Libraries
By Jenny Shank Public libraries are a major hub for Americans to gain access to e-books and other digital resources. But the nation’s recent economic troubles and the transition to digital books are...
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Which Device Will Win the Tablet Battle?
By Frank Catalano The future of tablets in our schools may not be coming from Cupertino. Or even the U.S. Despite the craze around Apple’s iPad, it’s only been two years since the device was...
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Publishers and Libraries Clash Over E-Books
By Jenny Shank A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, Libraries, Patrons, and E-books, offers a glimpse at the current state of American libraries and finds them eager to lend...
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Five Smart Habits to Develop for Back to School
By Ben Stern, EdSurge The enemy of innovation and growth is routine. These auspicious weeks before the school year commences are the perfect time to create a new routine that will ensure innovation in...
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Why College Students Still Prefer Print Over E-Books
Flickr: wohnai By Katrina Schwartz College students may seem to be well-equipped to learn in a wired world, but despite the enormous growth of tablets, e-readers and digital textbooks, they still...
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Amplify’s New Tablet Hits the Market
Along with the big release last week of Amplify‘s tablet, produced by the education arm of media conglomerate News Corp, came details of the product that will vie for a spot in the growing education...
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In the Digital Age, What Becomes of the Library?
Nashville’s Main Public Library, located in a stately building in the heart of downtown, has a children’s section filled with comfortable sitting areas, oversized art, and a state-of-the-art theater...
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For Public Schools, the Long and Bumpy Road to Going Digital
Getty By Kathy Baron Ryan Imbriale had a quick and concise answer when asked whether his school district, Baltimore County Public Schools, received enough state funding to pay for its transition from...
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Video Games and the Future of the Textbook
Amplify’s digital offering includes a dramatic reading of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” with animation. Part 16 of MindShift’s Guide to Games and Learning The textbook is a problem that consistently...
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Can Students ‘Go Deep’ With Digital Reading?
Mark Pennington’s students often read on their laptops. Pennington, who’s a reading specialist in Elk Grove near Sacramento, Calif., sees a need to teach kids how to read digitally and stay engaged,...
View ArticleA Textbook Dilemma: Digital or Paper?
My friend Joanne was packing her youngest child off to college this month and wrestling with a modern dilemma: Is it better to buy textbooks in digital form or old-fashioned print? One of her son’s...
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‘National Emergency Library’ Lends A Hand — And Lots Of Books! — During Pandemic
Concerns over the coronavirus have shuttered public and school libraries around the world, depriving their regular patrons of free access to the Internet, shelter and, of course, books — just when many...
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Distance Learning Tools That Teachers and Students Hope Become the Norm
When distance learning necessitated a reliance on technology, many teachers began experimenting with digital tools. From the student perspective, experiences were mixed. Some appreciated the new...
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