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Rescooped by Lou Salza from iPads and Tablets in Education onto Students with dyslexia & ADHD in independent and public schools |
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Teachers around the world are catching onto new learning technology, primarily focusing on tablets ... Sam Gliksman has written the black-and-yellow handbook to help simplify the iPad in Education. In addition to highlighting innovative lesson plans and informative anecdotes, Gliksman aims to promote an overall educational philosophy, one that integrates new technology rather than forcing it. The book will be out in January, but TabAdapt got a first look at what’s inside.
Sam Glisksman hits the nail on the head:
"....ERA: Are tablets the future of education?
SG: I don’t think any technology is “the future” of education. The dilemma I had in writing the book is that it’s a dummy’s book, and if you’re familiar with the dummy series, it’s really a how-to series: ‘tap here,’ ‘use this.’ As far as possible I’ve tried to integrate education into the book and principles of education as much if not more than the technology itself. That’s really what it’s more about. I don’t see the future of education tied to a particular technology as much as I do see it tied to more of a philosophy of education that’s more student-centered, more experiential, discovery learning, less frontal content delivery. Any technology can be used in a multitude of ways, and I don’t think using technology to support the old frontal content delivery systems is a successful model. I don’t think it’s necessarily the future of education; it could be...."
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Blio is an ereader that can read various formats including PDF, epub and XML. What does this mean for students with reading disabilities or dyslexia?
Blio includes: > a text-to-speech feature that will cost $10; > a sync feature where it will sync audio books with test and highlight the word as it is being read; > a notetaking feature where you can select text and add a note; > a visual customization feature that can change the view, text size, etc. > a reading speed feature; > a search text feature; > a one-touch look up feature that can locate the definition of a word. Via Kathleen McClaskey, Maggie Rouman, Tina Marie DeLong Delete the scoop?
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Congrats Sam on the new book!
Sorry, Dummies? How about iPad in Education for Teachers?