Weekly Update: July 1-5

Thursday, 9 July 2009, 19:43 | Category : The Weekly Update
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iPod Touch in the Classroom– Miguel Guhlin, Around the Corner
The iPhone 3Gs– Daryll Johnson, edbuzz
New Thoughts on Getting Started in E-learning– Clive Shepard, Clive on Learning
NECC 2009– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class
Documenting the Digital Generation– Henry Jenkins, Confessions

The iPhone 3GS

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 [...]

iPod 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 [...]