Ever since the Kindle came out, there has been speculation about its use in education. Could this be the future of textbooks? Students downloading everything onto a handheld reader instead of lugging around huge volumes in huge backpacks? Despite the excitement, critics point out that large problems remain. They cost a good chunk of change ($259), and unlike, say, a PC, netbook or even a smartphone, are fairly one dimensional right now. You're not surfing the Web, watching videos, writing papers, or even seeing things in full color at this point.
So what CAN schools do with the Kindle? That's the question with any new education technology... the content, the professional development, the practical everyday use is what's important, not the bells and whistles and "gee whiz!" factor. Well, to answer that question, interactive whiteboard maker Luidia, makers of the eBeam, made an announcement yesterday.
Luidia offers teaching software for its line of interactive whiteboards, and announced a new enhancement on Monday: a feature called "Send To Kindle." Teachers can save their whiteboard presentations, lessons and notes and simply click "Send to Kindle" to wirelessly distribute this content to all the Kindles in the classroom for students to take home. Read more about it at the Luidia Web site, where you can even enter for a chance to WIN an eBeam Edge and a Kindle.
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