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It looks as though it is possible that schools will soon start phasing out traditional textbooks and instead rely on tech products like Kindle and iPhone to provide course materials.  A pilot project in Oklahoma City at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center is giving e-readers and smartphones to students as… Continue Reading »

Netbooks, we all know they can be great little devices for kids.  They’re cheap, small and can go with them everywhere.  They even sell the things in toy stores.  It makes sense then that Dell would release a netbook that’s focused on K-12 education. The new Latitude 2100 is a… Continue Reading »

Many learning software programs are a bore for a lot of kids, especially if it’s teaching something as dry as music composition.  However, the producers of Groovy Music City hope to change that and inspire 7 to 12 year olds with their new software. The Groovy Music City software will… Continue Reading »

Android is taking the books and the teachers out of music lessons.  The newest way to learn music – via your cell phone (as long as you have Android). Among the first of many Android applications is SplashPlay Mobile Music Maker, an instrument learning and music sharing tool.  Wherever your… Continue Reading »

There are lots of methods of educating children offered these days.  Private school, public school, online charter schools.  But somehow it seems the actual education kids seem to be getting is often on a downhill slide.  And to many, this is a major concern.  The latest in the list of… Continue Reading »

Google just picked up another partner in its Literacy Project, Scientific Learning. Scientific Learning will contribute free videos, lessons and software to the project.  Most interestingly they are bringing “brain fitness exercises” to Google’s Literacy Project via their “BrainApps” program.  BrainApps should help reading skills and mental processes. Two BrainApps… Continue Reading »

Every once in a while, some new piece of technology comes out that changes education forever.  Just think about how much computers are used in classrooms today.  An organization known as SynergyNet has developed “an interactive multi-touch desk that looks and acts like a large version of an Apple iPhone”. … Continue Reading »

The future is interconnected, and that’s where the Papyrus e-book reader concept gets all its strength. Designed to be a low-cost and better alternative to current generation e-book readers, the Papyrus will be a student-oriented e-book reader that will take advantage of collaboration and connectivity. It’ll have a stylus-based touchscreen… Continue Reading »