Tag: College
What To Consider About A Kindle For College
It’s that time of year again and students new and old are heading back to college for the fall. Now, more than ever, having an eReader just makes sense for…
eReaders in the Classroom: Kindle vs iPad vs Nook Color
I spend a lot of time thinking about the potential uses for eReaders beyond the simple enjoyment they are so well suited to providing. It’s an interesting pursuit, really. What…
Thinking about the Kindle Update Features Academically
Something I didn’t consider at first, but probably should have, when I saw the details of the Kindle 3.1 software update this week was that it seems to introduce features…
Kno Finally Ships
Remember the Kno? It was an interesting idea that was taken by many to be an impossible or doomed project many months ago. The basic idea was that a tablet…
Kindle in Education
When I was in high school about 10 years ago, the only solution to avoid lugging around super heavy books was to make extra trips to your locker, or use…
Kindle in the Classroom Results
As pilot programs at seven universities around the country wrap up their evaluations of the Kindle DX as a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the…
Digital Textbooks Continue to be Implemented at More Colleges
Flat World Knowledge, a provider of cheap digital textbooks, has grown dramatically over the summer. This fall semester, over 40,000 college students will use Flat World’s textbooks. This is 40…