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• Quote: Originally Posted by DelMiller Actually the math is wrong here. 78 is a 32% increase over 59 -- not 20% See what happens when you don't learn your math on the iPad!

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by bugsnw I have two boys and both have iPads with both games and educational apps onboard. The math apps, in particular, are really engaging and have broadened their skills. There are quite a few apps that teach math tri…

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• I really don't want to sound inappropriate but really it seems like no one is really looking at the entire scope of social evolution and possible division of classes here - we don't want to have a 2 class society, those with access to information an…

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• "call me in a couple years when a few respected universities' schools of education have time to do a full random sample study with lots of controls and continued progress metrics...then I will buy it...a vendor white paper is just a sales flyer for …

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• The really depressing thing is that this idiot can get business people to listen to this quarter-witted crap. Don't be depressed. 1) Enjoy the superiority of Apple products, as a consumer. 2) Enjoy the returns of Apple as an investor. Ev…

  in Apple iOS, Google Android feared to be hitting middle age as five year old platforms Comment by commoncents January 2012
• Actually, when I posted my previous reply, I was just focused on the manner in which the tablet will revolutionize education. But then I realized what an amazing opportunity this is for Apple. If the iPad does in fact become the Gorilla in the e…

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• Regardless of the limitations of this "experiment", it is obvious that the tablet will be far, far more than simply a lighter, electronic version of the historical textbook. If that's all it had to offer, it would still be worthwhile. But it will …

  in Students' math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says Comment by commoncents January 2012
• The critical factor missing in this "analysis" is the ecosystem that has grown up around iOS (and, to a lesser extent, Android). All those prior, failed mobile operating systems did not have hundreds of thousands of apps already built specifically …

  in Apple iOS, Google Android feared to be hitting middle age as five year old platforms Comment by commoncents January 2012