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2/2/2011

Spotlight

  • Evaluating the iPad for Education

    A private liberal arts college in Oregon took Apple's iPad through its paces to test its value as a a tool for learning inside the classroom and out. The evaluation followed a pilot of Amazon's first-generation Kindle, which the college eventually decided against. In the words of the college's CIO, the Kindle just wasn't an adequate "alternative to paper." Did the iPad fare any better in the college's rigorous and methodical testing process?

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News & Product Updates

  • Law School Extends iPad Program to Faculty

    California's Monterey College of Law has expanded in iPad program that it began piloting last summer, rolling out the devices to every faculty member who teaches a core subject.

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  • Epson To Ship Voice-Amplifying Classroom Projectors

    Epson has introduced two LCD projectors with networking and voice amplification capabilities. The pair debuted at the FETC 2011 conference being held this week in Orlando, FL.

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  • Blackboard and McGraw-Hill Test New Course System in 20 Pilots

    A slew of schools are testing out a blend of course management functionality and textbook content that could make for a simpler transition for institutions to the use of more digital curriculum.

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  • Crestron Ships Flash-Enabled AV Touchpanel

    Crestron has rolled out a new wireless touch panel that controls AV applications, room temperature, and lighting conditions, while offering support for control applications and Adobe Flash objects.

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  • New LMS from Instructure Goes Open Source

    A Utah-based company has fired a warning shot across the bow of learning management system (LMS) companies, including market leader Blackboard, with the announcement that it's turning its new LMS into open source. Instructure has publicly released the source code to its Canvas learning management system, which was launched in 2010.

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