This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: These basic devices are intended for reading ebooks and not much more. (We’ve included the more sophisticated devices from the same manufacturers in our post on
Mobile devices: Tablets
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: Tablets These computing devices have touch screens and are typically operated through touch rather than a keyboard. They come in a variety of sizes but are
Kindle Fire: Mobile learning device?
I’ve been using my Kindle Fire for about a month now. I got it as a personal device, but was immediately struck by its potential as a tool for mobile learning. With the popularity of Apple iPads in schools these
New free ebooks
We are pleased to announce a new collection of ebooks, especially written for elementary and middle school, that are free and open licensed. These books include subjects in ELA, math, social studies, and science and are formatted in web, Kindle,
Interesting moves by Amazon
Amazon made several interesting moves with the Kindle this week. First, they caved on the decision to include text-to-speech in the Kindle 2. Instead of making it a built-in feature, they will leave the decision to turn text-to-speech on up
Kindle comes through again
I love my Kindle. It has become one of my favorite mobile devices ever over the past year. One of my favorite features is the cell wireless feature (at no additional cost) that lets you download books, newspapers, magazines, etc.
What technology should be
I’ve often thought that technology must be easier to use in order to reach its real potential. I love technology and am an enthusiastic early adopter….but for a lot of (most?) people, technologies like RSS, podcasting, wikis, and even wireless
News on a couple of my favorite tech tools
The price on the Kindle has just dropped to $359. I continue to love this device. Getting the New York Times whenever and wherever I want it is such a luxury. And the wireless has worked everywhere I’ve tried it,
Kids ebooks on the Kindle
I am very happy with how easy it is to get ebooks to the Kindle and with the compatibility of Mobipocket (unencrypted) ebooks. The K12 Handhelds ebook library works with no changes at all (and they look beautiful — much
New ways to look at content and 1:1
Happy New Year! I haven’t been blogging as much as usual the last month or two because I am up to my ears in a ton of curriculum we’re developing for mobile devices. (THE Journal ran a nice article about