News tagged with textbooks
College e-textbooks go to class in iPhones
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2009 |
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US and Canadian college students can pack textbooks into their pockets instead of spine-bending backpacks courtesy of an iPhone application released by CourseSmart.
Amazon's Kindle DX: Not the answer
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2009 |
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I am holding in my hands a device that some think could be the salvation of the beleaguered newspaper industry. It's the Amazon Kindle DX, a large-screen version of Amazon's popular e-reader that's specifically ...
California schoolbooks going digital
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Jun 09, 2009 |
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced plans to phase out school textbooks in favor of digital learning aids as the state looks to plug its massive budget hole.
Students who get stuck look for computer malfunctions
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 05, 2009 |
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When students working with educational software get stymied, they often try to find fault with the computer or the software, rather than look to their own mistakes, according to a new dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, ...
Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO
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May 28, 2009 |
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Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the online retail giant may never reveal sales figures for the Kindle and a color version of the electronic reader is "multiple" years away.
Science setback for Texas schools
Mar 31, 2009 |
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After three all-day meetings and a blizzard of amendments and counter-amendments, the Texas Board of Education cast its final vote Friday on state science standards. The results weren't pretty.
Future of school textbooks written in cyberspace
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Northwest Missouri State University students started spring semester classes Monday, but many aren't lugging thick textbooks around campus.
