Campus Technology News Update: Digital Textbooks Gaining Esteem in Student Eyes

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9/3/2014

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Digital Textbooks Gaining Esteem Among Students
Digital textbooks are becoming a bigger part of the vernacular in higher education. A recent survey showed that slightly more than three out of five students use interactive textbooks with features that include video, audio and quizzes; more than two out of five students work in courses that use apps, social media and online productivity tools; and one out of three students has attended flipped classrooms in which they watch video lectures before heading to class.
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U Michigan Adds Office of Digital Ed and Innovation To Improve Tech Use
The University of Michigan has added an Office of Digital Education and Innovation in an effort to help faculty use technology and digital programs more creatively.
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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Learn 3D Image Tricks
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a new photo editing system that allows users to take objects in 2D images and turn them into 3D models that can be turned over and flipped around, exposing sides that are not part of the original image.
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Report: Smartphone Shipments To Top 1.25 Billion on Strength of Emerging Markets
More than 1.25 billion smartphones will be sold in 2014, an increase of nearly a quarter over the previous year's 1.01 billion sales, according to a new forecast from market research firm International Data Corp.
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College Essay Tool Tracks Student Progress Via Cloud
There's a new tool on the market for helping students and parents navigate the college admissions process, especially the sometimes-daunting essay requirements, for more than 1,000 schools.
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