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Tag Archives: Textbooks
Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: Curriculum Creation for Customized Learning
Apple’s announcement about selling interactive textbooks, iBooks Author for creating interactive textbooks, the iTunes U app for iPad, and opening iTunes U to K-12 prompted me to blog about my reaction to textbooks in general, how Apple’s tools might be … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum Content & Organization
Tagged Apple, Bea McGarvey, Curriculum Organization, School Change, Textbooks
Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: PD Creation Tools for Schools/Districts
This is another post where I explore the potential of Apple’s announcement about textbooks, textbook creation tools, and iTunes U for K-12 education. I have already shared my reaction to textbooks in general and where I see potential in Apple’s … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Apple, Textbooks
Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: Product Creation Tools for Students
Recently, I reflected on Apple’s education announcement about textbooks and my opinion of textbooks in general and how they are often used in schools. Although I’m a fan of teachers who use textbooks as one educational resource, my concern is … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Project-Based Learning
Tagged Good Teaching, Meaningful Engaged Learning, Motivating Underachievers, PBL, Textbooks
Apple, Textbooks, and Carbon Fibre Buggy Whips…
The other day, Apple held a big education event in New York, focused on textbooks on the iPad. (Info here or watch the event here). Apple released several products and tools, hoping to further impact the education market. Apple released … Continue reading
