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Educational Technology, Macs
Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase for College Students?
06.02.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

This is an aggressive move to woo College students yes, but I think the second half of the Mac Rumors post nails it. This is an attempt to get the touch platform into the hands of more people. With the 3G iPhone sure to come out next week, and the official release of the iPhone [...]
Educational Technology
Tablet PC Presentation: A Web Demonstration by Will Richardson
06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

This afternoon my district is hosting Will Richardson a Web 2.0 proponent and educational blogger. However, he is offering what he is billing a “Tablet PC teaser.” I am huge fan of ‘Web 2.0′ and do see a real possibility for use in the classroom, however Web 2.0 is platform agnostic meaning there is no [...]
Educational Technology, Macs
Tablet PC, Mac style: a review of the Axiotron ModBook
05.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Tablet PC, Mac style: a review of the Axiotron ModBook: “

The Axiotron ModBook is the only Mac-based tablet on the market, and it is finally shipping after a year’s worth of delays. Ars takes a look at how it performs, both as a tablet and as a Mac.

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(Via Ars Technica.)
Educational Technology
Bill Gates Takes on Keyboards and the Cloud
05.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I have a real hard time with this. The premise is that keyboards will be replaced with a more natural way of interacting with the computer. While I understand that for a large portion of the Boomer and golden generations, the keyboard is seen as a slow inconvenient interface. Most kids that have grown up [...]