December 2009
12 posts
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Open isn’t so open anymore « Connectivism →
This is a great internal debate about the ‘openness’ of open education and what that really means.
Thanks to Adrienne for sharing this!
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Re-Define Learning →
This short blurb gives a cursory overview of some of the advantages of using ebooks and technology in learning. The NYC Tech community has spent the last year building new ways to visualize and manipulate data in a variety of mediums. Do you see where I’m going with this?
Dulin's Books brings Onxy's 6-inch Boox 60... →
Here’s hoping this opens the floodgates for more touch screen ebook devices. The Entourage eDGe is really compelling, but mostly to its specific market (k-12 students). Increasing interaction with digital books is going to go a long way to removing the stigma hanging over their heads.
Education Week: Indiana Slashes $297 Million From... →
The only way I can sum up this article is “Oof.”
Part of our mission at one of my startups, resolve4, is to reduce cost and improve efficiency at K-12 schools. What we don’t want is for our market segment to grow due to moves like this!
First Look at Blio, Ray Kurzweil's Tablet-Friendly... →
Now this is interesting! A new format that focuses on conserving the original presence of a book. One of the biggest barriers to entry for digital textbooks is the fact that you’re hamstrung by black and white. Pair this with a Pixel Qi screen and you might almost be there.
Start the New Year With a Commitment to Starting... →
You got it.
(Although we’re not exactly doing it silently or anonymously.)
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Elonex 511EB - £129 at Waterstones - MobileRead... →
With most of the press going to Nooks and Kindles and mythical Apples, people seem to forget that there are tons of ebook reader devices available worldwide (and have been for years). By the end of 2010, there will be hundreds of different varieties to choose from.
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Notion Ink Tegra Android smartpad uses Pixel Qi... →
Pixel Qi has some very impressive technology in their screens. Depending on the launch window and actual specs of the fabled Apple tablet, this has the potential to be pretty neat. Hopefully the crowds at CES will be able to get hands on instead of just eyes on. Definitely sending someone over to play with it (since I can’t make it to the show this year).
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Kindle DX Education Review – Kindle DX Trials «... →
This is an awesome overview of the collegiate pilot programs testing the Kindle DX as a replacement for paper textbooks.
The feedback been extremely revealing; the overall mixed reaction of the Kindle from both students and professors is nothing short of reassuring to the management and advisors at TxtBk.
Why? Because we’ve been saying all along that the reason a device like the Kindle...
Kindle Ebooks Outsell Real Books on Christmas →
This is pretty big. At TxtBk we’ve been planning a drastic shift to ebooks for going on two years now, so we’re super excited by this. Now if we can get more info about Amazon’s collegiate Kindle DX trial…
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What I do with all my time.
I work a lot. I have a full time job in IT, I go to grad school at night and I’m an active partner in two education-focused technology startups and one retail venture.
That’s not to say I’m some sort of stick in the mud. I like Rock Band more than a little bit, I attend parties whenever I’m not at networking events and the most organized part of my apartment is my book...