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E-Books and E-Readers for E-Learning – Great e-Book on the topic

I was happy to come across this site. Of course, I’m a big believer in the use of technology for learning and recently, e-readers (including tablets) exploded in popularity thanks in no small part to the iPad as well as other popular options like Samsung’s Galaxy Tab/Note and Amazon’s Kindle (and more recently, the Fire). However, I get very nervous when people can only talk about how amazing the tech is and not about how it can be used (hopefully in innovative ways that make the learning environment/outcomes better).

That’s why I was so happy to come across this free e-book that features both methodological issues as well as cases across a variety of countries, including Korea, which interested me greatly.  It is a great overview of Korea’s efforts to date and plans for the future, as well as acknowledgements of the pedagogical difficulties.

The PDF can be directly downloaded here (5.45MB)

South Korea Says Good-Bye To Print Textbooks, Plans To Digitize Entire Curriculum By 2015 (video) | Singularity Hub

I worry when the government mandates technology, but I don’t hate this idea. I’m looking forward to this. The publishers are going to have to turn into digital media companies. Publishing these types of materials is going to be extremely difficult.

I’m hoping beyond hope that they will include the ability for teachers to integrate their own materials and web-based materials.

The Evolution of Classroom Technology – Edudemic – Nice collection

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I love seeing these lists. It reminds us how technology has always played a part in education, but it also reminds us of how silly it often seems in retrospect. Look no further than the mass of technologies shown over the last 20 years. These will likely seem quite silly in another 20.

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