Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Apple's Vision For Educational Technology on January 19th

Aimed primarily at the textbook industry, which Steve Jobs called an "$8 billion a year industry ripe for digital destruction".
As textbooks go digital, they will also go social, changing the way students interact with each other and their professors while they learn. "Digital texts would let students interact with information in visual ways, such as 3D models, graphs, and videos. They would also allow students to create links to additional texts, audio, and other supporting materials. Furthermore, students could share those connections with classmates and colleagues." Students will be able to manipulate the data they are given and share it with the class.


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