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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 accurate info in the past. With those caveats out of the ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Mac apps for students

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 27th, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for ...

Holiday Gift Guide: iPhone apps for students

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 20th, 2011)

Holiday Gift Guide: iPad Apps for Students

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 14th, 2011)

Video App Demo: InClass

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 26th, 2011)

An app for students, InClass aims to be a universal go-to app for high school and college kids. Featuring a calendar, assignments with classes attached, also viewable from the calendar, an in-app notetaking tool with built-in voice recorder, InClass may very well be the right fit for many ...

Apple's back-to-school promo reportedly beating Microsoft 8 to 2

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 8th, 2011)

According to a report from Global Equities Research, more incoming college students are picking up an Apple computer than a Windows computer this year. Apple is not just edging out Microsoft either; Macs are beating out Windows machines at an impressive rate of 8 to 2. About 80% of incoming ...

Interview with Jeremy Olson of the Grades app

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 18th, 2011)

Created by Jeremy Olson of Tapity, the Grades app is a tool for students to help them earn the grade they want in a class and achieve their target GPA. The app lets students input their current grades, list upcoming assignments and finally set their target grade or GPA. The app will calculate ...

Fruit Ninja live, bring your overcoat

by Dana Franklin (Mar 28th, 2011)

Your virtual overcoat, that is. Students in a virtual reality workshop at the FH Wedel University of Applied Sciences cloned Fruit Ninja, the best-selling game for smartphones and tablets, in 3D using the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). The result is a life-size, fully immersive fruit ...

i think Apple is affecting children's grammar

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 17th, 2011)

I want to relate an interesting story my brother told me the other day about one fascinating -- and negative -- way Apple is affecting children in the classroom. My brother is a grade school teacher, and recently he's noticed an alarming trend in his students' grammar, specifically ...

Tennessee school requires iPads of all 4th-12th grade students

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 21st, 2011)

Starting next year, fourth to 12th grade students attending the Webb School in Knoxville, Tennessee will be required to have an iPad for classes. Jim Manikais, technology director at the private school, said this new policy was designed to let students "use that technology whenever they need it." ...

Schools in Singapore issuing iPads to teachers and students

by David Quilty (Jan 17th, 2011)

Reuters is reporting that, at an initial cost of S$135,000 (about US$100,000), a pilot program handing out iPads to 140 students and 10 teachers at Nanyang Girls High School, Tampines Secondary School, Nanhua Primary School and Dunman Secondary School in Singapore aims to replace textbooks and ...

iPads join tongue depressors and latex gloves as a hospital fixture

by Steven Sande (Oct 22nd, 2010)

The next time you visit a hospital or medical clinic for a routine check or emergency, don't be surprised if the doctor shows up with an iPad in hand. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that in several Windy City hospitals, the iPad is making inroads in a big way. The Loyola University Medical ...

Pear Note 2.0 out now, features web sharing and a revamped UI

by Mike Schramm (Aug 9th, 2010)

Useful Fruit Software has released Pear Note 2.0, a new version of the very powerful note-taking app for the Mac. Sang wrote a great post about the app late last year -- personally, I like just sitting down with a pad of paper and taking notes, but Pear Note helps you capture everything about a ...

Barnes & Noble releases NOOKstudy for e-Textbooks

by Mike Schramm (Aug 5th, 2010)

As promised, Barnes & Noble has released their NOOKstudy app for both Windows and OS X computers -- you can get the app for free on their webpage now, and then use it to download textbooks for school this fall (either buying them at a discount compared to the real paper copies, or just checking ...

Oklahoma State University to start up iPad initiative

by Mike Schramm (Jul 1st, 2010)

Oklahoma State University is the latest school to start setting students up with iPads. Starting this fall, a pilot program will give iPads to 125 students, and the university will monitor both how the device affects their learning and what their textbook costs turn out to be. Additionally, the ...