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May 17, 2013 /

Sony shows off 13.3-inch e-ink slate prototype at Japanese education expo

Sony's new e-ink tablet is designed specifically with students in mind.

May 17, 2013 / Engadget

Increasing number of schools replacing textbooks with tablets

Tablets offer both educational and financial advantages to schools.

May 17, 2013 / eSchool News

Moodle 2.5 brings device-adaptive theme, Open Badges support

Moodle's new Bootstrap theme can automatically adapt to any device.

May 16, 2013 / Campus Technology

Why Private Schools Are Dying Out

A few elite institutions at both the grade-school and college levels are doing better than ever. But their health conceals the collapse of private-sector options in the U.S. Read more » Source: The Atlantic

May 17, 2013 / University Business

Are language teachers leading the way with education technology?

on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:25pm As more and more schools invest in mobile technologies, such as iPads, a common question on language fora is "can anyone recommend a good list of apps for language learning?" My typical response is to suggest a range of generic apps for creating multimedia content (aud...

May 17, 2013 / District Administration

Where robots fail: Why education can’t just be digital

on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:34pm Thanks to technology, we’re watching a revolution happen in education right now. From the explosion in popularity of language learning apps like Mindsnacks to the media furor about the rise of massive open online courses (MOOCs), companies are being built around the id...

May 17, 2013 / District Administration

UBTech 2013

UBTech 2013 is higher education's most focused high-level conversation about technology's impact on every aspect of campus leadership and practice.

May 17, 2013 / University Business

With Google Play For Education, Google looks to challenge Apple’s dominance in the classroom

Teachers will now be able to search for and recommend learning content by category, grade level, and a variety of other criteria, and will have the opportunity to discover content recommended by other educators, for example, TechCrunch reports. What's more, every piece of content served within it...

May 17, 2013 / eSchool News

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