Google Adds New Education Category to App Marketplace
With more than ten million student and faculty users of Google apps, Google is making clear its desire to be a key player in the education market. In recent weeks Google has announced significant additions to its education services. Last week it added additional security features for school administrators. These were aimed at making Google’s cloud-based services more user friendly for schools and addressed several control issues that are unique to the school setting. Today, Google announced a new Education category for its Apps Marketplace. The goal of this category is to provide...
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After over a year of debating and eventually coming to the conclusion that I really wanted an iPhone, I finally found myself in line at my local Apple store the morning the new iPhone 3GS was released. After a two hour wait due to a mix-up with my reservation paperwork, I was the proud new owner of the latest and greatest incarnation of the iPhone. As with any toy, I started exploring the features. The ability to seamlessly watch Youtube videos was very cool. The GPS feature, again cool. Over the past two weeks, my attention has once again been drawn to the potential role for an iPhone or...
Read MoreiPod Touch, iPhone Mandatory for Students
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. As one of the 10 required technologies for the 21st century educator, it’s no surprise to hear this. Check out the article and post your comments here. We will have more to say on this topic in the coming...
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