UCI med school’s iPad program showing results
When Jose Carrillo went through medical school at Dartmouth College a decade ago, students would have thick books weighing down their white coats with reference information in case…
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Students teach computer skills to older generation
Thirty senior citizens squeezed around a long table designed for about 20, the crush made tighter by canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. As late arrivals wriggled between others in…
Jobs resigns as Apple CEO; educators ponder his ed-tech legacy
Though Steve Jobs wasn’t at Apple’s helm during the twelve years the company established itself as the leader in educational technology in the 1980s and 90s, it was…
RIM readies its answer to iPad
The Wall Street Journal reports that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. could unveil its new tablet computer—as well as the operating system that will power it—as early…
Feds: Make eReaders accessible to all students
The federal government will help schools and colleges using eReaders such as the Amazon Kindle to comply with laws giving students with disabilities equal access to emerging classroom…
Higher education’s best mobile technology programs
With small private campuses and large research universities alike teeming with iPhones, iPod Touches, BlackBerries, and other mobile devices, a college counseling company has highlighted five institutions in…
eBook restrictions vex users
As more and more eReading devices flood the market, users are beginning to feel the restrictions imposed by copyright and digital rights management (DRM)—restrictions that some fear could…
After ballyhooed debut, some schools see problems with iPad
The euphoria that greeted the Apple iPad on college campuses has waned somewhat in recent weeks, as technology officials at a handful of universities have issued warnings that…
iPad App Store has wide selection of education options
Technology experts say Apple's latest gizmo, the iPad, won't replace students' laptops, but a menu of applications will help teach the periodic table, a range of languages, and…
Math of publishing meets the eBook
In the emerging world of e-books, many consumers assume it is only logical that publishers are saving vast amounts by not having to print or distribute paper books,…