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Apple Rolls Out iPad Textbooks, Publishing Software for Teachers | Techland | TIME.com

Apple Rolls Out iPad Textbooks, Publishing Software for Teachers | Techland | TIME.com | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it
Apple held an event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York today. The company’s number one initiative: “Reinventing the textbook,” said SVP of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller.


Apple announced iBooks 2, a free app for the iPad and iPhone that will replace the first version, which was announced alongside the original iPad in early 2010. The newest version of iBooks features iPad-specific textbooks from publishers McGraw-Hill and Pearson; titles from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “are coming soon,” says Apple.



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The Best Social Networks for Kids Under 13 | Time

The Best Social Networks for Kids Under 13 | Time | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

"While reality can be scary, there are plenty of safe sites designed for kids under 13. Still, all the kid-friendly social networking sites in the world won’t help if kids find the adult versions more fun. We researched kid-friendly sites and then talked to kids to get a feel for the fun factor to collect four kid-approved sites."


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