Textbook prices have almost tripled over the past four decades, turning these books into financial burdens. Moving from print to digital college textbooks was supposed to address the problem. But it seems to create more problems than it was expected to solve. First of all, textbook prices continue to increase despite digital access. Students need access codes from publishers … [Read more...] about Why Digital Textbooks aren’t Helping Students
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The Best E-Readers for Students
For the bookworms and students out there, e-readers are probably the best piece of technology created in the past few years. From e-book devices, digital note-taking devices to other reading-oriented, size-optimized devices, we can all now choose the device that fits our needs the best. The pleasure of reading and simultaneous note-taking has never been more accessible and … [Read more...] about The Best E-Readers for Students
80% of US schools use e-books or digital textbooks
Overdrive has just published a new survey that takes a look at digital penetration in schools in the United States. They take a look at what medium is the most popular and what type of tech devices diligent young scholars are employing to get the most out of their education. Based on a survey of more than 2,000 administrators at the school or district level in the U.S., the … [Read more...] about 80% of US schools use e-books or digital textbooks
Canada Gets Google Play for Education, Classroom-Ready Android Tablets
Those of us in Canada have been sitting on the sidelines as Google Play for Education was developed and deployed in the United States in November of 2013, and later in the UK earlier this year; fortunately we don't have any longer to wait. This news is exciting, particularly for those of us with young children. Described as a “'one-stop shop' for engaging, educator-approved … [Read more...] about Canada Gets Google Play for Education, Classroom-Ready Android Tablets
Apple Gives Overhaul to iPads in Education Offering
The first few iterations of any new project are always going to suss out strengths and weaknesses. To this end, Apple has listened to feedback aimed toward their iPads in Education program and is making more than a few changes (at just the right time, when educators are starting to make plans for the next school year beginning in the autumn). Changes to the program are … [Read more...] about Apple Gives Overhaul to iPads in Education Offering
Baker & Taylor Integrates its Axis 360 Services With Blackboard Learn, Good Times For Students and Teachers
Baker & Taylor has announced that it is streamlining its Axis 360 services with Blackboard Learn in a bid to offer a more integrated learning and teaching solution to both students and teachers. Axis 360 is the media library arm of Baker & Taylor which has emerged as one of the most favored distributor of both print and digital media the world over. Blackboard Learn in … [Read more...] about Baker & Taylor Integrates its Axis 360 Services With Blackboard Learn, Good Times For Students and Teachers
Follett Ties Up With Penguin Group, Launches 17,000 eBooks For PreK-12 Grade
Follett has launched 17,000 ebook titles for students in preK through 12th grades as a result of its new partnership with Penguin Group USA. This also marks the fifth major partnership that Follett has forged in the past six months, with others being Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. Follett specializes in the supply of quality educational material to … [Read more...] about Follett Ties Up With Penguin Group, Launches 17,000 eBooks For PreK-12 Grade
The Majority of Kids in Russia Read eBooks
A new research report was conducted to ascertain the reading habits among children in Russia and has shown that more than half of the kids there have taken to reading ebooks. Conducted by Digital Parenting Russia and Tvidi.Ru, the survey that covered children in the 6 to 16 age group revealed that the majority (75 percent) of the students rely on ebooks for their … [Read more...] about The Majority of Kids in Russia Read eBooks
Brazilian “Cloud of Books” Online Library Solution For Students and Readers
Brazil may not have enough school libraries at the moment, though they surely can look up to the cloud of books they have at their disposal. The pun is intended, as it's Nuvem de Livros (which means cloud of books in local dialect) that it's being called. The brainchild of Jonas Suassuna, who hails from a business community, Nuvem de Livros is being put forward to make up for … [Read more...] about Brazilian “Cloud of Books” Online Library Solution For Students and Readers
Boundless Continues to Make College Education Affordable For Students
For the educational start up Boundless, the mission objective is simple: to provide college students with textbooks for free. No wonder it has already garnered the support of over a million loyal followers, which can easily be explained by concerns over the ever increasing costs of college textbooks, as the average estimated cost to the student is about $655 per year. While the … [Read more...] about Boundless Continues to Make College Education Affordable For Students
Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
It's raining tablets in India. No sooner had the country witnessed the launch of Android ICS tablets from HCL, handset maker Micromax is out to pamper the Indian tablet buying crowd with its Funbook tablet device. The tablet's specification presents a few contradictions. While the Funbook comes with a powerful 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor that operates in conjugation with a … [Read more...] about Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
Longfield Academy in UK Next to Offer iPad 2s to Students
The Apple tablet is everywhere. From flight bags in airplanes to books in school, the iPad is permeating our lives in more ways than perhaps ever conceived. These are indications of how technology is helping our lives become easier and more interesting. Longfield Academy, located in Kent, UK, is a school which is going ahead with plans to give students an iPad containing … [Read more...] about Longfield Academy in UK Next to Offer iPad 2s to Students
Dual Screen Kno Tablet priced at $899
The Kno dual screen tablet is inching closer to its launch schedule which its makers Kno have pegged to be around the end of this year though no specific launch dates have been revealed. And as a precursor to it, Kno have come out with the cost of both the single screen as well as the dual screen versions of the Kno tablet. So it will require one to have $599 and $899 to be … [Read more...] about Dual Screen Kno Tablet priced at $899
Kindle To Replace Textbooks in Schools?
An experiment to kindle interest in the Kindle e-reader was carried out at the Princeton University recently. Fifty students were selected for the experiment and textbook material for three of the courses that they were undergoing was transferred to the Kindle. The students were supposed to utilize only the Kindle for their classes. In two weeks time the kindle dwindled amongst … [Read more...] about Kindle To Replace Textbooks in Schools?