Mobile Computing


Trends | Features

5 K-12 E-Learning Trends

To find out what will be big in e-learning over the next several months THE Journal conferred with several academics and instructional technologists who revealed the following top five trends to watch in the year ahead.

Learning Resources | News

Questia Library App Now Available for iPad

Questia, an online research tool for students, has launched a new version of its free Questia Library app to make it compatible with the iPad.

Mobile Computing | News

Brooklyn School Pilots iPads in 1-to-1 Initiative

Yeshivah of Flatbush (YOF) will soon use iPads for everyday learning. The 1-to-1 iPad initiative will start this fall at Yeshivah's Joel Braverman High School and will expand to the YOF Elementary School after it establishes wireless access.

Tech Trends | Spotlight

The Devices of Change: What's To Come

New technologies like iPads and cloud computing are driving changes in the way students learn and the way teachers educate. But change is about much more than the device, according to Rushton Hurley, executive director of Next Vista for Learning.

Formative Instruction | News

eInstruction Launches Insight 360 Formative Instruction System

eInstruction has rolled out its new Insight 360, a formative instruction system with expanded capabilities for mobile users including iPad compatibility.

Mobile | FETC Spotlight

Scaling Education with the Web

This year's graduating class will be the first not to know a world without the Web. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, this has serious implications for how we educate.

Mobile Computing | News

HP Ships Dual-Core Netbook for Education

HP has started shipping its new HP Mini 1104, a dual-core netbook designed specifically for K-12 education.

STEM | News

MIND Brings Math Software to iPad, Android

Non-profit MIND Research Institute is expanding its ST Math onto major mobile platforms.

Tablets | News

Cleveland Schools Issue Nook Tablets to Students

Students at Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy and Mound K-8 School in Cleveland, OH will be starting classes with a Barnes and Noble Nook Color tablet tucked in their backpacks.

Trends | Features

5 K-12 Ed Tech Trends for 2012

As the new year begins, education technology experts look at what's ahead for learners and educators.

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