I read something very exciting today. Beginning this year, incoming students at Stanford University will receive iPads as part of a trial program to lessen the burden of books and other materials. Jason and I have discussed the integration of iPads into the classroom at length with friends over the past several months. In fact, [...]
Archive for the ‘iPad’ Category
August 14, 2010
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A New Way to Learn.
By Jen Dean in Apple, Education, iPad, Medical School, School, Science, Technology
August 11, 2010
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Times for the iPad Thoughts
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, iPad, Reading, TechnologyI received an email yesterday from Sam Duncan about a little app for the iPad called, simply, Times. Times for the iPad is another feed display app, so that it takes my favorite feeds from the web, and presents them in one easy to use, reference, and read spot. As a matter of fact, here’s [...]
May 19, 2010
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iPad: One Month
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, Digital Libraries, iPad, Library, Personal, Technology, UpdatesOne month (or so) has passed since we bought an iPad, and I thought you might be curious to know how that is working our for us. I think mine will join many other bloggers writing about this, but I am not them, so here we go.Confession: the iPad is not my constant companion. I [...]
April 26, 2010
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New Yorker iPad Article Comments
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, iPad, Librarianship, Library, Periodicals, Reading, Technology, The New YorkerAs I do most every week, I was reading my New Yorker magazine this week. On page 24 of this week’s issue, there is an article titled Publish or Perish by Ken Auletta which was very interesting. Before I get into my comments on this article, though, please allow me to ask this question:Why aren’t [...]
April 14, 2010
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Alice for the IPad: The Future?
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, Books, Digital Libraries, iPad, Librarianship, Library, Reading, TechnologyRemember a few posts back, I mention that in the iPad, we might be seeing into the future of magazine publishing? This video will show you just a bit of what is possible with this new device and reading:This video really showcases what the iPad has over all other electronic-type readers: interactiveness. Until now, readers [...]
