Last week the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the Georgia State Senate are currently considering whether to adopt Apple’s new textbook platform for middle school students. According to state Senator Tommie Williams: “Last week we met with Apple Computers, and they have a really promising program where they come in and their recommending to middle [...]
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Georgia to replace middle school textbooks with the iPad
February 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · digital textbooks
Amazon, B&N are in the middle of an e-reader price war TODAY
November 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · sales
I wasn’t planning to do another BFS post, but one of my readers pointed out that B&N are selling refurbished Nook Wifi e-readers for $79. You can find them on Ebay, and they come with the standard 1 year warranty. I think I’m seeing a pattern here. The Nook shows up in a Best Buy [...]
4 Calif. school districts launch iPad pilot program
September 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments · digital textbooks
From THE Journal: Education publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched a new algebra curriculum delivery system for Apple’s iPad. Dubbed “Fuse,” the system is being piloted for a one-year period in middle schools in four California school districts. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said the Fuse: Holt McDougal Algebra 1 app is the first full-year algebra curriculum [...]
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