Education Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

US government wants schools to embrace digital textbooks

by Steven Sande (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Although they haven't exactly explained how school systems or parents are going to pay for iPads or other tablets for every student, the US government is pushing a new initiative to move from standard printed textbooks to digital textbooks within ...

iPads for Madison, WI schools purchased with Microsoft lawsuit settlement funds

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th, 2012)

A total of about 1,400 iPads are heading to schools in Madison, Wisconsin during 2012, indirectly paid for by none other than Microsoft. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the school district is acquiring iPads as they are less expensive, ...

Apple publishes iTunes U support pages

by Steven Sande (Jan 23rd, 2012)

Another piece of the Apple education puzzle has fallen into place. The company has published a set of special iTunes U support web pages to help with questions from users of the new iTunes U app, from teachers who are using the iTunes U Course ...

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Education/Macworld edition!

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 22nd, 2012)

We're in between big events for the Mac types, we just had the education event last week, and this coming week we have Macworld|iWorld, or as I like to call it, It's So Nice To Finally Meet You In Person World. We'll be chatting specifically about ...

iTunes U graduates into separate iOS app

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 19th, 2012)

Announced today at Apple's education event, iTunes U -- a long-standing feature of the iTunes Store -- is now a separate application (universal) for iOS devices running iOS 5. Since 2006, iTunes U has been a way to electronically distribute class ...

What to expect from Apple's education event: Digital textbooks, 'GarageBand for ebooks'

by Chris Rawson (Jan 16th, 2012)

The Wall Street Journal and Ars Technica have weighed in with information about Apple's upcoming education event. Both outlets cite the usual "people familiar with the matter" for their information, and their sources have generally given ...

Ask Different contest starts today with bonus for TUAW readers

by TJ Luoma (Jan 16th, 2012)

The other day I wrote about Ask Different, the Apple-centric site in the Stack Exchange crowdsourced tech-help network. At the end of that article I mentioned something was coming, and now I can tell you the rest of the details. The ...

Apple event this month to focus on iTunes U and textbook initiative

by Steven Sande (Jan 3rd, 2012)

Yesterday, TUAW reported on a rumored Apple media event to be held in New York City later this month. Shortly after that post blessed the Interwebs, TUAW followed up with further detail from sister site TechCrunch. The word from the TechCrunchers ...

How the iPad is succeeding in healthcare

by Mike Schramm (Dec 5th, 2011)

Wired has posted a profile of one Afshad Mistri, an Apple employee whose goal is quite focused. As the medical market manager, he's tasked with connecting medical professionals and Apple's technology. Mistri couldn't chat with Wired for the ...

MacTech offers free Mobile Device Management Primer

by Kelly Guimont (Nov 18th, 2011)

First, it was a few people who wanted to get work email on their personal iPhones so they could keep up with the office even if they weren't there. Then it was a couple of high level people who decided they'd get iPhones as their official company ...

iPad gives voice to Marin County, CA special needs students

by Steven Sande (Nov 3rd, 2011)

For many first-grade students, the best way to let your teacher know what you want is to raise your hand or shout out your request. But for some special needs students, it's difficult to speak or put thoughts into words. Marin County, California ...

Zimbabwe government, Apple in joint education venture

by Steven Sande (Oct 27th, 2011)

The African nation of Zimbabwe has suffered greatly over the past due to the policies of president Robert Mugabe, but there's a glimmer of hope for the future of the country. Apple and the government of Zimbabwe have entered into a joint venture ...

School district eyes iPads to improve students' math scores

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 11th, 2011)

We've heard of secondary schools and universities swapping out books for iPads before, but now thanks to a pilot program in four middle schools in Las Vegas, we're beginning to see just how helpful iPads can be in an educational ...

Students and iPads: ACU study shows positive results

by Brett Terpstra (Oct 3rd, 2011)

The first time I mentioned Abilene Christian University, it was because it was handing out iPhones to students. The next time was a year later when I followed up with an interview about the school's methods and research findings. Its approach ...

Apple tells education customers: no more boxed software

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 29th, 2011)

It seems Apple is about to cease (almost) all shipments of boxed software to its education customers. ZDNet has published an email that was sent to "a major academic institution" (ZDNet does not mention who wrote or distributed the email, but it ...

iPad-enabled students get performance boost, says ACU study

by Michael Rose (Sep 18th, 2011)

From special-needs classrooms to textbook publishers to free lesson movements, anxious IT administrators to Irish principals to K-12 thought leaders: education loves the iPad. Apple has even taken up the learning banner in an iPad TV ad. For all ...