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"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." -- Audre Lorde Well here we go, after months of speculation -- beginning with the publication of Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve jobs -- we now know about Apple's plans to "transform the textbook industry." There's been more than enough ink...

Many major websites "went dark" today to protest SOPA and PIPA, a pair of proposed bills that purport to crack down on online piracy but that consequently "breaking the Internet." (For a good explainer, see this TED Talk by Clay Shirky.) Among the sites participating in today's protest, most notable...

Arguably, those who believe a public library is simply a repository of print books haven’t been to a public library lately. Here at MindShift, we’ve been covering the ways in which the library is evolving to change the demands of digital technologies and of its patrons: libraries are becoming learning labs, innovation...

It's probably not a good week for those companies in and around the textbook industry, particularly if they haven't been invited to appear onstage with Apple for its big "education event" on Thursday. Inkling CEO Matt McInnis has been cited in several stories over the weekend about what he thinks...

Every week, Steve Hargadon and I sit down (virtually) to talk about the latest ed-tech news. I always find our conversation to be one of the most thought-provoking exchanges I have all week. You can listen to last week's episode (in which we discuss our thoughts on the new OLPC...

Rumors and Speculations Again, Apple tops the week's news with speculation about its January 19 event. Invitations to the media have been issued and they do specify this is an education event. Rumors say it's going to deal with textbooks. Phil Hill asks four good questions about the announcement. It...

Since Apple issued invitations to its media event on January 19, there's been plenty of ink spilled about what the company will reveal. "Join us for an education announcement in the Big Apple" -- that's the only clue we have, well that and the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs...

Every week, Steve Hargadon and I sit down (virtually) to talk about the latest ed-tech news. I always find our conversation to be one of the most thought-provoking exchanges I have all week. You can listen to last week's episode (in which we discuss my predictions for 2012, my rant...

Last year Google launched the first online global Science Fair, an event that took the traditional science fair out of the school gymnasium and put it onto the Web. The event was by all measures a great success -- with some 10,000 students from over 90 countries submitting their science...