Reinventing Textbooks on the iPad - Today's Little Apple Education Event Turned Out to Be Hugely Exciting
19/01/2012 |
I followed Macworld's excellent liveblog coverage of Apple's 'Education Announcement' event this morning. For me, this was one of the most exciting Apple events I've ever tuned into. I got more and more excited as the event went on, because I feel like the things that were announced are going to have a massive impact on education and students of all ages - and the iPad's impact in educational institutions.
I'm still digesting the news and gathering my thoughts, but here's a quick recap of some...
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