Thanks to EdSurge for providing a link to this informative presentation by Frank Catalano on trends in educational technology. In it, he outlines five trends that cross K-12 and higher education, and it's certainly hard to argue with any of them.
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Platform Convergence and the Dawn of Trans-Media Channels - interesting how voice control on the interface stream appeared in late 90s, with a major reappearance in late 00s with Siri etc:? Via Gary Hayes 
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Smashwords is an ebook publishing and distribution platform for ebook authors, publishers, agents and readers. We offer multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device.
For readers, Smashwords provides an opportunity to discover new voices in all categories and genres of the written word. Once you register, the site offers useful tools for search, discovery and personal library-building. Each week we add new features based on feedback from members.
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iBooks Author is the first tool of its kind. Never before have publishers, authors, and content creators had a tool for making dynamic, interactive ebooks in a WYSIWYG environment. This book is intended to get you up and writing in iBooks Author.
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AirPlay mirror your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 to any Mac running OS X 10.6+, wirelessly.
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Since January we have facilitated a handful of iBooks Author workshops with educators at regional technology events all over California, as well as the Computer Using Educators (CUE) conference in Palm Springs. These workshops have included teachers and administrators engaged in discussions about how to leverage Apple's new software in education. Based upon these experiences, we have identified seven reasons why you should consider adding iBooks Author to your knowledge base. Via Nik Peachey
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"20 years of computers as a publishing tool has not necessarily improved the standard of students’ writing skills. The key words in that last sentence are of course publishing and writing. For too long we have seen the computer purely as a publishing tool. For me, the computer is far more effective as a writing tool." Via John Evans, Nancy Pineda
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Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about CurtinGuild on the App Store. Download CurtinGuild and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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The elearn site provides provides information and support for students studying Curtin courses through Distance Education, Open Universities Australia (OUA) and the UniReady Enabling Program.
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Learn about apps and mobile sites and more.
In this guide you will find many apps and mobile resources to help your study and research. Use the tabs above to find apps and mobile websites in a range of categories.
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"Here’s a look at 10 apps perfectly suited for your iPad during businesses hours—and a few for those long waits at the airport, too." Via John Evans
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This video walks though the process of supervising a device within Apple Configurator. Supervision is a more locked-down approach for device setup and focuses a bit more on a shared iPad scenario where users do not have ownership of the device and having it in a known state for everyone is beneficial. Using Apple Configurator, you have the ability to apply a configuration to USB connected devices in a continuous manner, reducing the time required to set them up. The functionality of iPhone Configuration Utility is included in the application as well. Via Andrea Zeitz
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Teaching Guide~iPads for Learning: Getting Started~from Victoria New Zealand School District
Via Andrea Zeitz
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Here a great how-to video which explains using iBooks Author to make and and sell a multi-touch iBook for iPad.
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A national competition to identify the best new mobile application concept in Australia has been announced for 2012.
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[This is a guest post by Doug Ward, an associate professor of journalism and the Budig Professor of Writing at the University of Kansas. You can find him online at www.kuediting.com and www.journalismtech.com, and follow him on Twitter @kuediting. He's written about iPads before on ProfHacker, and on using music in class.--@jbj]
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iBooks Author comes with 6 inbuilt widgets to add great interactive elements to your iBooks.
With Class Widgets, you can easily add more.
No need to program or install Dashcode, just click on the Wizard and download your auto-generated widget.
See the list below for our latest iBooks Author Widgets - we will be adding more over the coming days.
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The concept of ‘social reading’ was not so clear to me when it was first discussed a few years back. I did understand what Jeremy LeBard (what an excellent surname he has) was getting at with ReadCloud, especially in a school context but wondered if it would catch on or not. Now, that I am reading books almost exclusively via my iPad, social reading is becoming more clearly a concept that will develop as more people start to engage with ebooks. Via Nik Peachey
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iPad News, Reviews, Apps, Accessories, and Tips...
PadGadget is the premier iPad focused website for iPad news, apps & accessory reviews. We launched the site in February, just in time for the iPad’s introduction this April, and we’ve quickly established ourselves as a leader for iPad news and reviews.
PadGadget has been featured in MacRumors, Techmeme, Wall Street Journal, Boy Genius Report, AppleInsider, TUAW, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Engadget and many other top websites. We are ranked by Technocrati as a Top 100 InfoTech and Top 100 Gadget blog.
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For a long time, Mobile Internet was a "baby internet" as Steve Jobs called it, the day the iPhone was launched.... Via Kim Flintoff
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Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Curtin University Library on the App Store. Download Curtin University Library and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Curtin University iPortfolio on the App Store. Download Curtin University iPortfolio and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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Now in its third iteration, the iPad has quickly matured. It may have crept up on you, but the new iPad has actually proved to be a replacement for some of the hardware baggage we used to lug around. Via John Evans
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While the iPad was created as a consumer device, it is growing in popularity both in the enterprise sector and in schools. Bringing the iPad to a group of users raised a host of practical issues including how to configure all of the devices identically so they were uniform and appropriate for the setting. Via Andrea Zeitz
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Vineet Madan, McGraw Hill Education vice president of new ventures, believes the new iPad in concert with Apple’s textbook initiative will indirectly change the way students learn. It’s not the new iPad’s host of features that has Madan excited; however, instead he believes the iPad 2 $100 price drop allow more schools to purchase iPads for their students. Via Andrea Zeitz
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