Thursday, January 19, 2012
Talks about how important education is to Apple, and the challenges that exist, showing that the United States is not high on the world rankings
Compilation of teachers' difficulties
Books invented in the mid-14th century
Not the ideal modern teaching tool. They have great content, but aren't durable, interactive, searchable, updateable, or very portable once you have to carry a bunch
iBooks 2 has a new textbook experience for the iPad
Does a demo of textbooks with the new iBooks 2, showing interactive videos and diagrams, with lesson reviews and study cards
Summarizes the new features of iBooks 2
Unveils the way these interactive books are created, a new Mac app called iBooks Author
Does a demo of iBooks Author, with built-in templates, and a gallery of interactive widgets
Summarizes iBooks Author, available as a free download today
Apple has partnered with high school textbook publishers to get several books ready for the iBookstore's new Textbook section
Shows some sample books by Pearson, McGrawHill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, DK Publishing, and E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
Interviews with teachers describing issues with existing textbooks
Eddy Cue & Roger Rosner go through the new features of iBooks 2 and iBooks Author
With McGraw Hill's Terry McGraw, Pearson's Marjorie Scardino, LA Unified School District's John Deasy, and Lexington High School's Walt Overbay speaking about the potential for the future
Over 1000 universities already using iTunes U, with 700 million downloads, primarily lectures
Shows a video from a physics lecture
Introduces a new iTunes U app for iPad and iPhone
Does a demo of iTunes U on the iPad, with a dark mahogany bookshelf
Includes syllabus, assignments, teacher posts, and iBooks notes integration
Summarizes the new iTunes U app, with over a hundred courses from six universities already available
K-12 schools can also sign up now
Available for free to download today
Shows a classic photo of students using Apple IIe's
Highlights some historical Apple education programs like Kids Can't Wait, Apple Classroom of Tomorrow, and Wheels for the Mind
Appearing on the logos for Kids Can't Wait and ACOT
