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WhisperCast Changes Everything! Or does it?

I am sure that all you Kindle-philes were delighted to see that Amazon has responded to just about every objection educators have ever voiced about trying to manage multiple devices with its WhisperCast release.

In short, WhisperCast is a free management tool for schools and organizations who want to distribute content across multiple devices, and who want to exercise more control over the operation of those devices. You can get the details from Amazon right…

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Added by Will DeLamater on November 21, 2012 at 3:00pm — 8 Comments

What is YOUR reaction to the iPad Mini?

With Apple's introduction of a smaller iPad (the "iPad Mini"), I would like to get your initial reaction. Please click on the link below to take a five-question survey. I will share the results with everyone in a few days!

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Added by Will DeLamater on October 24, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Slides from the Nov 9 Webinar

Implementing an E-Reader Pilot Program at Your School
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Added by Will DeLamater on November 12, 2010 at 12:21pm — No Comments

The List of Eligible Members for October Giveaway

This list is current as of today, and will be updated daily until the clock strikes midnight on the 31st. If you belong on the list but don't see your name, send me a message and I will make sure you are included. I plan to do the drawing live at the webinar on the 9th (but you don't need to be in attendance to win).



Eligible members:

  1. Ashley Greene
  2. Dee Martin
  3. Peg DeMott
  4. Theresa Reagan
  5. Julie Ahern
  6. Linn…
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Added by Will DeLamater on October 27, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Kindle/Nook Giveaway Details Here

I am going to give away a wifi Kindle 3 or Nook (winner's choice) to one lucky Kindle, Nook (and more!) Educator Group member. What do you have to do to get into the drawing?



Ning members will be eligible for the drawing if they do ALL of the following by October 31:



1. have an uploaded picture/avatar for their account (the photo upload is right at the top of the settings on your Profile page); if you have already done this, you have fulfilled… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on October 26, 2010 at 10:21am — 2 Comments

Can the Nook Compete with the Kindle?

Happened into a Barnes and Noble on Saturday that had something more than banners an brochures about the Nook. They had the Nook itself.

This Nook just shows how much design work there is yet to be done on the ereader. It is a slick, smooth, shiny device that felt comfy in… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on January 11, 2010 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Sony versus Kindle, First Impressions

I've had my Sony Pocket Edition for a couple or weeks now and I have to say that I like it. It is a handsome unit, very tight and solid. It fits in the palm of your hand and, yes, in the pocket of your pants.



I was drawn to this ereader because of the size. My Kindle DX spends most of its time on and end table in my living room because of its size--the DX is just not that convenient to carry. The DX needs to go inside my bag next to the folders and legal pads (where it fits very… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on September 25, 2009 at 8:46am — 2 Comments

Keyboard Shortcuts for the Kindle 2 and DX

Kathy Parker in IL was looking for keyboard shortcuts for the Kindle 2s she has at her school. The list I use was compiled by Geek Tonic from a variety of Kindle resources including Kindleboards, Kindlemania, Mobileread, BlogKindle, and iReaderReview--all recommended blogs and boards for Kindle Educators. I have also created a PDF version for everyone; it can be downloaded and printed… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on September 23, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

A First Look at the Sony Pocket Edition eReader

This is a video I shot of the "unboxing" of my new Sony "pocket"-sized ereader. You can read more back at the… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on September 23, 2009 at 9:59am — No Comments

Kindlepedia for Educators - Information on the fly!

Just a note to all of you starting back to school in the next couple of weeks: Kindlepedia was originally designed to support teachers' ability to select information for students to read on virtually any subject at pretty much the touch of a button. If you have a Kindle that kids will be using, why not load on a couple of articles as supplementary reading for a history, science, art, language, or English class? One of the… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on August 24, 2009 at 6:49am — No Comments

Kindlepedia Heads to the Netherlands and the BeBook

Thanks to Pierre Gorissen from Eindhoven, Netherlands, for sharing pictures of a Kindlepedia article displayed on the screen of a BeBook ereader. The BeBook is produced by a… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on June 24, 2009 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Kindlepedia Adds Support for Dutch Wikipedia

Good news! The Kindlepedia now supports the Dutch Wikipedia. Just insert a URL of a Wikipedia article that begins with "nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/[your topc here]" (example: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabriek ) and the Kindlepedia will return your article. Very exciting--thanks to Joshua and Derek for putting this together! Enjoy!

Added by Will DeLamater on June 18, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

eSchool News Leads with Story on Kindle DX

You know that people are paying attention when eSchool News puts a Kindle story on the front page! The article contains nothing new in terms of information about the DX and the schools that will be piloting it, but several quotes from those involved sum up the situation: The Educator: "Is this the watershed device of electronic text readers we've been waiting for? Or is it just another evolutionary step on the way to that revolutionary device?"… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on June 8, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Is Kindle the perfect learning appliance?

The devices that we use to access content are getting smaller and smaller. One could make the case that the iPod Touch and the iPhone are in fact small pocket computers, and one wouldn't be far from the truth. (The coming update to the iPhone operating system promises to allow, among other things, the ability to cut and paste text.) In the past couple of years, another type of small computer has made a splash in the marketplace, the Amazon Kindle and its raft of look-alike, e-ink and… Continue

Added by Will DeLamater on June 5, 2009 at 11:01am — No Comments

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Put Shakespeare in Your Pocket!

Click the QR code on your smartphone to grab Sonnet 65 by the Bard himself! An experiment with how to distribute learning resources to students' mobile devices.

Download the QR code, print it, and post it somewhere for students to access. Or post it on your blog or other school website. Get the i-nigma code reader in the App Store or the Android market. It is the reader we prefer. Courtesy of The Learning Mag.

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