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[VIDEO] Bill Nye: The School of the Future

The classroom of the future would be like any other classroom, except I think there'd be very few textbooks. People would have Pads or Tablets that'll allow them to get information."


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30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers | Handy Online Tools for Schools

30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers | Handy Online Tools for Schools | Science News | Scoop.it
Expand your knowledge about the world in an enjoyable method using your Apple tablet through these educational ipad apps for science. ...

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The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate

The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate | Science News | Scoop.it
Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy -- an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts.
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Experiment explores optics with iPad

Experiment explores optics with iPad | Science News | Scoop.it

As any other dutiful scientist, Dr. Weilin "Will" Hou, an oceanographer in the Oceanography Division at NRL Stennis Space Center (NRL-SSC), did his research. Earlier last summer, he decided the hottest tablet computer available on the market-the iPad-was the best option for an upcoming experiment.

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[VIDEO] Game on, Babe: iPads hit the pig pen

Forget Angry Birds: a new iPad game called Pig Chase could allow you to interact with real animals. Designed by Clemens Driessen and a team from Wageningen University and Utrecht School for the Arts in the Netherlands, the app aims to challenge pigs while creating a collaborative environment for play. Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/01/game-on-piggies-ipad-play-hits-the-pigpen.html...

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iPad 3 Concept Features

Awesome iPad 3 concept. This iPad 3 video contains advanced CG iPad 3 features on a new iPad design. A huge step up from iPad 1 features or iPad 2 features. ...
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Study: students learning on iPads score higher | SmartPlanet

Study: students learning on iPads score higher | SmartPlanet | Science News | Scoop.it
A recent study shows that students using paper textbooks don’t score as well as those who use digitized versions.
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Is the iPad the Future of Education? Students in Palm Beach Florida Find Out | Singularity Hub

Is the iPad the Future of Education? Students in Palm Beach Florida Find Out | Singularity Hub | Science News | Scoop.it

Palm Beach School District gave students in elementary, middle, and high school settings iPads. They were popular to say the least - more than 90% of students polled expressed feelings of comfort and joy at incorporating the iPad into their classrooms.

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Marines Want iPads to Control Robo-Copter Brains

Marines Want iPads to Control Robo-Copter Brains | Science News | Scoop.it
It's been less than a month since the Marines flew their first robotic supply helicopter on its debut combat mission in Afghanistan. Already...

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Talking to Dolphins: New "Dolphin Speaker" Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds

Talking to Dolphins: New "Dolphin Speaker" Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds | Science News | Scoop.it

Communication with dolphins is getting better all the time — they’ve been using iPads, for one thing, and humans have been working on a type of Rosetta Stone-like two-way translation device. A new gadget could improve matters even further, by allowing humans to produce the full range of dolphin sounds. The acoustics researchers who developed it call it the Dolphin Speaker.

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Learning and Teaching with iPads: Discovery learning with augmented reality

Learning and Teaching with iPads: Discovery learning with augmented reality | Science News | Scoop.it

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Church Leaders Give Blessing to Gadgets in the Pews

Church Leaders Give Blessing to Gadgets in the Pews | Science News | Scoop.it

Church pews nationwide were lit up this Easter weekend, and not just by the glow of so many churchgoers making their once-a-year appearances — iPads and smartphones were on plenty of parishioners’ laps, helping people follow along with the ceremonies. Congregants are feeling increasingly comfortable with using gadgets in church, and priests and ministers are condoning it.


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[VIDEO] Orangutans use an iPad

Milwaukee County Zoo primates have started using four donated iPads for enrichment exercises.
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the iPad in 1968

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the iPad in 1968 | Science News | Scoop.it
Unpacking humanity's collective conscience through 'the last word in man's quest for perfect communications.' In 1964, legendary science...
Feragola's comment March 16, 2012 8:01 AM
I think what he really predicted was the "Galaxy Tab".
Sakis Koukouvis's comment, March 16, 2012 8:07 AM
Maybe. In general, he predicted the tablets.
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Apps for Apes: Orangutans using iPads to paint and video chat with other apes

Apps for Apes: Orangutans using iPads to paint and video chat with other apes | Science News | Scoop.it
Orangutans across the world may soon join the ranks of millions of humans as proud owners of new iPads.
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The textbook. Reinvented for iPad.

Textbooks on iPad go way beyond the printed page. See how they bring learning material to life with video, audio, interactivity, and more.
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Real Farmville: iPad Game Would Let Pigs Play with Humans

Real Farmville: iPad Game Would Let Pigs Play with Humans | Science News | Scoop.it
An iPad game concept called Pig Chase would allow humans to play with pigs by steering a light projected on the walls of pens. Such a game might raise awareness of farming and animal welfare issues.
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iPad Falls From Edge Of Space - And Survives | Space.com

iPad Falls From Edge Of Space - And Survives | Space.com | Science News | Scoop.it
Attached to a weather balloon, an Apple iPad was lifted to over 100,000 feet and dropped back down to Earth encased in G-Form Extreme Edge case. It remained on throughout the drop and landed fully functional.
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