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Teaching and learning in the 21st Century - meeting the pedagogical challenges of digital learning and innovation for the iGeneration
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Amazon Fire Vs. iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Tab Lite: How Good Is A $50 Tablet? [VIDEO]

Amazon Fire Vs. iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Tab Lite: How Good Is A $50 Tablet? [VIDEO] | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
With its ultra-cheap new Fire tablet, Amazon looks to the inexpensive tablet market. At $50, it severely undercuts even the cheapest offerings from established names like Samsung -- but can it work?
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Which Android Tablet Should I Buy? 7 Things to Consider

Which Android Tablet Should I Buy? 7 Things to Consider | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Apple may have made tablets mainstream again, but the iPad has little variety to speak of. Either you get the 10-inch iPad Air or the 8-inch iPad Mini, and the only difference between the two is size. There are a lot more options if you're buying an Android tablet, so let's make it easier to…
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15 Essential Apps to Install on Your New iPad | WIRED

15 Essential Apps to Install on Your New iPad | WIRED | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
These 15 apps epitomize the iPad experience on iOS 8.
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How iPads Can Refresh Traditional Classrooms | Edudemic

How iPads Can Refresh Traditional Classrooms | Edudemic | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Following the trend of mass mobile device adoption, educators increasingly contemplate possibilities of using iPads in classroom. State-of-the-art mobile technology is getting more and more popular in different settings and schools are no exception. Adoption of mobile devices is transforming traditional classrooms into a place that delivers real-world knowledge using efficient tech resources. Why So …
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11 Things You Can Do With Samsung's New Tablet That You Can't Do With The iPad

11 Things You Can Do With Samsung's New Tablet That You Can't Do With The iPad | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S is one of the best Android tablets you can buy. Here are a few things it can do that the iPad can't.
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Samsung’s First K–12 Tablet Strikes the Right Balance for the Classroom

Samsung’s First K–12 Tablet Strikes the Right Balance for the Classroom | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
The Galaxy Tab 4 Education allows true multitasking, letting students launch two apps side-by-side.
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iPad mini, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire HDX: Which Tablet is Best for People with Dyslexia?

iPad mini, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire HDX: Which Tablet is Best for People with Dyslexia? | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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10 Strategies To Reach The 21st Century Reader -

10 Strategies To Reach The 21st Century Reader - | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
10 Strategies To Reach The 21st Century Reader by Terry Heick (Below are several paragraphs of context–if you’re just here for the strategies, skim to the bottom.) Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is...
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Educators Weigh iPad's Dominance of Tablet Market

Educators Weigh iPad's Dominance of Tablet Market | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Apple's device commands 94 percent of the education tablet market, according to a recent analysis, raising questions and concerns about whether that level of market share is good for schools.
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Google Play for Education and New Tablet Management Tools Are Tailor-Made for K–12

Google Play for Education and New Tablet Management Tools Are Tailor-Made for K–12 | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Managing a fleet of tablets and education apps just got easier.
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Microsoft offers schools free Surface RTs as Bing search rewards (currently US only)

Microsoft offers schools free Surface RTs as Bing search rewards (currently US only) | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Parents and friends can pitch in with their Bing search reward points to help schools get Surface RT tablets.
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10 Ways Samsung Is Making Apple Sweat

10 Ways Samsung Is Making Apple Sweat | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Samsung has become a dominant force in the mobile market--bad news for Apple. Its recent moves are making the iPhone maker sweat. And for good reason.
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Android vs. iPad: What platform will be the long-term winner?

Android vs. iPad: What platform will be the long-term winner? | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Android tablets like the Nexus 10 boast better hardware specs than the iPad 4, but think twice: Apps and ecosystems are more important than hardware specs!
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Could Amazon's $50 tablets mark a larger push into ed market?

Could Amazon's $50 tablets mark a larger push into ed market? | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
The low price could make it a prime candidate to market to schools.
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Essential Apps for Kids and Teens - new iPhone, iPad, Android, Table, Kindle...

Essential Apps for Kids and Teens - new iPhone, iPad, Android, Table, Kindle... | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
The best apps for your kid’s first iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, or Kindle Fire.
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Seven things to do with your new tablet this Christmas

Seven things to do with your new tablet this Christmas | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Whether it’s an iPad or an Android tablet, here are nine things to get you going with your new Christmas gadget
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Key strategies for tablet success

Key strategies for tablet success | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
What are the key strategies for ensuring your district tablet initiative is a success? Find out here.
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Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Tab S

Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Tab S | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Samsung has cooked up a recipe for a pair of very iPad-like tablets that should appeal to the anti-Apple crowd.
Marisol Araya Fonseca's curator insight, June 14, 2014 8:38 PM

Wowwwwwww a new one! Way ti go Samsung!!!!!

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Top 10 presentation apps for tablets - pros and cons

Top 10 presentation apps for tablets - pros and cons | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Many presentation apps are available to enterprise teams using tablets. But they vary greatly in their functionalities and abilities to fit with any organization’s specific needs.
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Toddlers and Tablet Addiction

Toddlers and Tablet Addiction | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
  The issue of toddlers and tablet addiction is back in the news. But don’t take away your kids’ tablets just yet. Here’s what parents can do to maximise the educational benefits of tablets fo...
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iPad Minis are opening the lines of communication for special-needs students

iPad Minis are opening the lines of communication for special-needs students | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Thanks to a new pilot program at Northglenn High, special-needs students are able to communicate through a surrogate application called proloquo2go.
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Which Tablet Is the Best Fit for You? [VIDEO]

Which Tablet Is the Best Fit for You? [VIDEO] | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
'Mashable' hosted a MashTalk Hangout to discuss the best tablets on the market this holiday season.
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A Test of Tablets: Apple's iPad Air vs. the Competition

A Test of Tablets: Apple's iPad Air vs. the Competition | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
In front of a packed crowd and millions watching live via the Internet, Apple finally unveiled the update to its flagship tablet device called the iPad Air. With a sleeker desig...
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Google goes after Apple in tablet education

Google goes after Apple in tablet education | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Will Google find success in the educational field where Apple, apparently, has not? Here's Google's gambit. Read this article by Scott Webster on CNET.
Coletta P. Kahn's comment, July 26, 2013 1:11 AM
Interesting...!!
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Apple’s Next Big Thing Is … the iPad?

Apple’s Next Big Thing Is … the iPad? | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
The iPad has always labored under the shadow of its little brother the iPhone. When Apple launched the tablet back in the spring of 2010, everyone thought it was derivative—it’s just a big iPhone!
academiPad's comment, April 25, 2013 11:27 PM
No, the iPad is just getting stated, with the Mini making it more affordable for schools, with tight integration, superior app ecosystem...
academiPad's curator insight, April 25, 2013 11:28 PM

The iPad is just getting stated, with the Mini making it more affordable for schools, with tight integration, superior app ecosystem...