iPods and educational applications have Minnesota students giddy about learning

1 January 2010

The iPod touch “has taken classrooms by storm” in several Minnesota K-12 schools, increasing student enthusiasm and engagement and offering new ways to teach children with special needs.

[Source: TwinCities.com]

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U. of Missouri’s Journalism School Will Make iPod Touch, iPhone Mandatory for Students

9 May 2009

Yet another institution is touting the education-changing potential of yet another device. This time the college is University of Missouri’s Journalism School, which now plans to require that students purchase either Apple’s iPod Touch or its iPhone.

Students are supposed to use the gadgets to review lectures. The university chose the devices as the required media players because students are already used to them, Associate Dean Brian Brooks told the Columbia Missourian.

“Lectures are the worst possible learning format,” Mr. Brooks was quoted as saying. “There’s been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of that lecture.”

[Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus]

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Bento For iPhone (and iPod Touch)

7 May 2009

Bento for iPhone and iPod touch is a portable version of the personal database from FileMaker . Bento for iPhone is a standalone application, but it also synchronizes directly with Bento 2 running on a Mac. More details about sychronization are available online.

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Posted by Oscar Retterer

Word Press for the iPhone/iPod Touch

13 April 2009

That’s right! Now you can read updates and submit your blog posts directly from your iPod Touch.

The only iPhone app that lets you write posts, upload photos, edit pages, and manage comments on your blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users of all experience levels can get going in seconds.
Download it now from the iTunes App Store…

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Posted by Oscar Retterer

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