If you missed it: part 1, part 2.




In this third part of my interview with Carly Shuler we talk about reimagining digital textbooks as learning platforms.




11 min 25 sec


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I haven't done much digging in this space until recently. If it interests you here are some other things worth looking at:

• A Kindle in Every Backpack


• A Kindle in Every Backpack?...Would we even need backpacks?


• The Future of Digital Textbooks (download the PowerPoint slides)


• 2010 Horizon Report


• Building Research and Writing Skills Through Student Authorship of Wiki Textbooks (download pdf of slides) [The student task of "semantic architect" is brilliant!]

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If you missed it: part 1.




In this second part of my interview with Carly Shuler we continue the discussion of the state of technology in Canadian classrooms and find ourselves talking about Mobile Learning; a topic close to both of our hearts.




When I talk about the shift of learning times and spaces, this is what I was thinking of:

Time and Space v2 by flickr user dkuropatwa

CORRECTION: Towards the end of this segment I talk about the 2010 Horizon Report. I said the 2009 Horizon report had Mobile Learning on the 1 to 2 year horizon but this years report doesn't mention it all. I was wrong. Mobile Computing is still on the 1 to 2 year Horizon. My apologies to the authours of the report.




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FBI Classroom by flickr user billerickson

Last week I was interviewed by Carly Shuler. We talked about many things. Mainly she wanted to talk about the future of the textbook in the digital age from the perspective of textbook publishers.




The interview was about 50 minutes long so I've broken it down into 4 or 5 chunks.




This first bit focuses on the current state of technology integration in Canadian classrooms. I told her what I know. You probably know more about it. Please share it here in the comments. Thanks.




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Cover of Calculus Made Easy

Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a difficult or tedious task for any other fool to learn how to master the same tricks.

By far the best opening line for a math text ever written. Now released from copyright restrictions you can download a copy, visit the scribd.com version, or read it here.

I think I'm going to use this as the text for my High School Calculus class next year and perhaps as a supplemental text for my AP Calculus students.

Thanks to Denise for the tip. ;-)

Calculus Made Easy, by Silvanus P. Thompson

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