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Month: November, 2009

[Video] The REAL “PhoneBook” for children: iPhone + Book Mashup

This is cute! I wonder if it will come to market?

2 Comments by Michael on November 18, 2009

filed in Featured Articles, Kids, iPhone

tagged book, children, iPhone, iPod Touch

[iTunes U] Self Selected Learning: “The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes” – NYTimes.com

photo credit: 1Happysnapper
These are some amazing numbers…
The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
“Apple now says it has about 250,000 individual classes available to the public. That’s everything from the ‘The Biology of Autism’ from the Stanford School of Medicine to ‘A Global History of Architecture’ from M.I.T. Tuition may [...]

2 Comments by Michael on November 17, 2009

filed in Education, Featured Articles, iTunes

tagged Education, iTunes, university

[Education] “Ontario students use iPods to learn physics”- Mansfield News Journal

This physics class sounds fun!
Ontario students use iPods to learn physics | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Mansfield News Journal:
“ONTARIO — Lauren Cortelletti, a senior at Ontario High School, was among a group of students using an iPod Touch for the first time in physics class last month to determine acceleration.
With a little trial and error, her group [...]