October 2, 2009 | Posted At: 11:18 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Teachers, Teaching, Unions , Technology Is Scary
Portable Technology: The Kindle Comes To K-12
Desktop? Cell phone? Laptop? Netbook? PDA? What form of technology (if any) will make the most difference in student achievement? No one seems to know.
Despite the uncertainties involved and the bad economy, a few schools and districts around the country are experimenting with an even newer form of technology: e-readers like the Kindle. It's not just colleges and universities who are giving them a try.
Andrew Trotter has the story in the latest Scholastic Administrator: Will the Kindle Change Education?.
I am confused how a Kindle fits in under CIPA regulations? You can't filter them?
Posted by: Beth | October 15, 2009 at 15:23 PM
In relation to engaging students with technology, The Adobe Foundation and The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation recently unveiled a new public service announcement called “Plant Inspiration.” The PSA promotes the launch of Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit that stresses the power of technology to engage middle- and high school–age youth. Check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ9WFXs34T8
Posted by: Crystal (Adobe Youth Voices) | October 21, 2009 at 16:25 PM