When it comes to the latest technology, some schools are more equal than others.
What Tech in Schools Really Looks Like
By Audrey Watters on April 30, 2012
Filed Under: Digital Divide, Featured, Hardware, K-12, Mobile Tagged With: 1:1, Auburn School District, Audrey Watters, Burlington High, BYOD, Chris Lehmann, Chromebooks, Dell, Eric Sheninger, Gary Stager, iPad, iPhone, mobile, NCES, SLJ, tablets, WiFi
Libraries Still an Important Discovery Source for Kids’ Books, Says Study
By Kathy Ishizuka on February 13, 2012
When it comes to finding out about good books for children and teens, there’s more to it than Amazon. Bookstores and libraries are still very important in discovery, according to a recent Bowker study.
Filed Under: Discovery, Ebooks, K-12 Tagged With: Amazon, Barbara Genco, bookstores, Bowker, Digital Book World, ereaders, Kelly Gallagher, LJ, mobile, Patron Profiles, Power Patrons, SLJ, tablets
Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: An educator weighs the pros and cons
By Jeff Hastings on February 9, 2012
Which is the better color touch-screen device? Jeff Hastings stages a tablet shoot-out in his video review.
Filed Under: Ebooks, Hardware, K-12, Test Drive Tagged With: Aldiko, Amazon, Android, Barnes & Noble, ereaders, Kindle Fire, kobo, Nook, SLJ, tablets, Test Drive
The Truth About Tablets: Educators are getting iPads and ereaders into students’ hands—but it’s not easy
By Audrey Watters on February 1, 2012
Filed Under: Ebooks, Hardware, K-12 Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Chicago Public Schools, iPad, Kathy Parker, kindle, Lisa Perez, OverDrive, SLJ, Sue Polanka, tablets
Going Mobile: Key issues to consider for schools weighing BYOD
By Christopher Harris on January 22, 2012
No doubt, 2011 was the year of the tablet; now we’ll see those devices go to school. BYOD (bring your own device), holds great potential but needs serious consideration before it can be implemented.
Filed Under: Hardware, K-12, Mobile, The Next Big Thing Tagged With: BYOD, iPad, Kindle Fire, mobile, Neil Postman, SLJ, tablets
CES 2012: Mini Tablets Played Big
By Lauren Barack on January 19, 2012
SLJ’s Top Ten 2011: Technology
By Kathy Ishizuka on December 2, 2011
These picks aren’t so much about products, things you should run out and buy, but rather the overarching concepts that’ll potentially shape and be shaped by our collective imagination.
Filed Under: Digital Divide, Ebooks, K-12, Mobile, Social Media, Transliteracy Tagged With: accessibility, Balabolka, CodeNow, curation, Dell, Freedom Stick, Henry Jenkins, Hoot.Me, iPad, Ira Socol, Kindle Fire, Lytro, mobile, Mobility Shifts, Newquill, Paul Allison, Project Noah, Sifteo, SLJ, Social Media, tablets, Twitter