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Intel Creates 10 Inch Education Tablet
World class chipmakerĀ Intel,Ā has introduced a ten-inch tablet reference design, which isĀ made specifically forĀ educationĀ purposes. Ā The device, is simply called ā€˜Intel Education tabletā€™ is based on an Atom chip and runs Android 4.0 operating system, it also comes preloaded with some Intel Education Software. Ā TheĀ Intel company hopes that its tablet design,... Read more
Personalised Storybook Maker For iPad
Kid in Story Book Maker by Locomotive Labs is an iPad app for children, adults and educators, to use together to create stories. It is more than just a plain-text page turner, or even a visually simple App such as reading book in the iBooks Application. Kid in Story... Read more
Digital Tools Encourage Sharing & Collaboration in Classrooms
Pew InternetĀ have released a study that determined specific pros and cons of using digital technology in a classroom environment. According to the survey, the majority of middle school and high school educators believe that digital tools increase student collaboration with applications such as Google Docs, and help them share... Read more
Coursera Gets The Nod From American Council On Education
Free online learning platforms have enjoyed a boom in popularity in recent times. Also called massive open online courses (MOOCs), these programs are available to anyone who wishes to take them. The topics range from superheroes to fantasy and science fiction to math to technology to literature. MOOC providers,... Read more
Aakash 2 Launched In India

Aakash 2 Launched In India

News November 13, 2012

Proponents of making technological devices, such as tablets, readily available to everyone in the world were thrilled when the world’s cheapest tablet, the Aakash, was announced in India last year. Produced by UK-based company DataWind, the Android-based tablet was the first in a planned series of very affordable tablets... Read more
Apple’s Commitment to Education
The special event that Apple held last week brought mixed reactions as usual. There were some things that only “meh” could be used to describe, but one thing that really caught my attention was iBooks textbooks for iPad. Dubbed “The next chapter in learning”, the improved platform highlighted one... Read more