Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Textbooks in my Class

Last night, I started a class, and one student decided to buy the textbooks on her Kindle. Another student saw that and decided to return the hard-copy books she had bought and download them for the Kindle App on her iPad (I don't think their available for iBooks). The books were still pretty pricey, but they were cheaper than the physical books.

One drawback was that one of the books was only available in a new edition, and we are still using the older edition (the new edition came out after the books were ordered). Fortunately, for this book, I don't think it will matter. The editions haven't changed much over the years, just updated with some new technology.

David Marcovitz

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

iPads in Schools: New York Times

Check out this article from the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?hp

Is the iPad just a fad or something that can change education?