Jeff Hastings considers building a Follett ebook collection now that the company has released apps that let patrons read from among their 132,000 K–12 titles, online or off, on iPads and Android 3.0+ tablets.
Baker & Taylor Partners with Findaway World to Offer Library Audiobooks
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Baker & Taylor and Findaway World LLC will partner to launch a digital audiobook platform for public libraries and retailers later this year, the companies announced April 10. Findaway is the creator of Playaway and Playaway View, preloaded audio and video devices, and in 2012 followed up with the creation of Catalist Digital, a new [...]
SLJ’s App Review: Best of Apps & Enhanced Books (March 2012)
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The best apps and enhanced digital books as reviewed in our “Touch and Go” blog, now collected in the monthly App Review.
All the News that’s Fit to Tap and Swipe: Comparing news apps Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, and Google Currents
February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SLJ reviews the top news apps—including Google Currents—along with tips for using these tools with students.
Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: An educator weighs the pros and cons
February 9, 2012 By 4 Comments
Which is the better color touch-screen device? Jeff Hastings stages a tablet shoot-out in his video review.
QR Codes Go to School
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From magazines to signs at the local supermarket checkout line, QR codes, those little square boxes of dotted patterns, are everywhere these days. Here’s how you can use them in school.
EBSCO Unveils Android App
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SLJ Reviews the Toshiba Thrive
October 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
It’s estimated that about 80 percent of tablet computers sold to date have been iPads. But have you noticed how many non-Apple tablets are suddenly out there competing for a piece of the action? Take the Toshiba Thrive, for example. It’s a 10-inch (10.1″ diagonal measure) tablet with a 1280 x 800 WXGA widescreen, multitouch [...]
