Wow, LeapFrog has come out of the starting gate with shall I say…a big leap. The company has announced the LeapPad tablet is available for pre-sale on major retail websites as of June 29th. It took only two weeks for the LeapPad to sell out…
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NAO-The Future of Humanoid Robot Education
NAO is the most used humanoid robot for research and academic purposes around the globe. Made by Aldebaran Robotics, they have chosen to provide NAO’s technology to any high education program. NAO (pronounced “now”) is fully interactive, fun, statically involving and is the standard platform…
Notebook Sales Up Thanks to Classmate PC Sales in the Emerging Markets
Netbook’s still have a lot of play and it seems that emerging markets are proving them selves by increasing overall notebook sales in Q2. This is all thanks to one million Classmate PCs ordered by Venezula for their education system. Taiwan notebook makers’ reached 44.49…
Netbook in Education: Homewood School Connects 2000 Students
Netbooks have been creeping into the education market for years, with continuous budget cuts netbooks are a very attractive option for schools, especially when looking at the creation of a mobile computing ecosystem. The Homewood School in Tenterden, UK, is committed to assist their students…
A Single Netbook Makes All the Difference at UC Berkley Language Lab
If you think that one netbook can’t make a difference read on to learn why you’re dead wrong. Three netbooks, one for each section of the USC Berkley Spanish and Portuguese language lab, dug their way into the must have category of language lab instructor…
Atom Mashing Radio Tackles Educational & Technology
Peter Biddle from Intel’s AppUp! has a show on BlogTalkRadio called Atom Mashing Radio, what got me hooked was that “the views expressed do not necessarily represent those of Intel”. Funny how a disclaimer can peak my interest, but so far there has been nothing…
Kineo Android Education Tablet from Brainchild This March
When I was 11 I actually went to school on a snow day because I had 1 hour with a computer that had a bunch of programs I didn’t have at home. Was I a geek back then? I actually don’t think so, having tech…
Educational Case Study: 3 Netbooks Make Their Way to UC Berkeley
The low cost of a Netbook opened the eyes of many as means to make technology accessible and affordable to everyone. Placing Netbooks in the classroom can enhance the learning experience but most schools can’t afford one Netbook per child. When we ran into Juan…
iPad Mandatory in Knoxville Private School
Figuring out what technology is going to be used in the classroom is a question that we’ve been asking for a while. Its not only cost of adoption but its getting the teachers to change their ways and integrate new tools into their existing educational…
Netbooks in the Classroom: Gimmicks or Useful Tools?
Netbook News has placed 2 Classmate PCs in an English School in Taiwan to see how a netbook would effect the learning environment. When looking at the learning landscape it quickly became evident that the goal was 1 computer per child. Many classroom’s don’t have…
2 Classmate PCs Set to Take After School English School in Taipei
The notion that each child can have a computer in the classroom is a great dream. In the mean time while we sort out the logistics of how we are going to make this happen why don’t we figure out how a small school could…
Marvell 10 inch Mobylize Education Tablet Hands On – GigaOm Moblize 2010
Marvell is taking big steps to inspire education with its proof of concept Mobilize tablet the “Moby”. This 10 inch education focused tablet is running the ARMADA 168 (1 GHz) with a WMMX multi-media acceleration engine. Other specs include a glossy capacitive touch screen, 256MB…
Malata T9000 Smartbook Hands On – Mobilize 2010
During GigaOM Mobilize we took a look at the new Malata T9000 Smartbook which is running on a Marvell Armada 166 platform, sports an 8GB SSD with a screen resolution of 1024 x 600. The unit comes preloaded with a variety of games dictionary, music,…
Education: How Effective is just 1 Netbook in the Classroom?
Welcome to Part 1 of a 4 part series about Netbooks in Classrooms, specifically the English House in Taipei. Netbooks are usually inexpensive with impressive battery lives. This, and their smaller form-factor than standard laptops make them ideal for use in the classroom! Many classroom’s…
HP BNB Classmate PC at SUSE Linux Booth – Computex 2010
We haven’t seen this netbook before, its the SUSE Linux booth at Computex 2010. Apparently HP is entering into the education market with their the HP Classmate, its sporting SUSE Linux with N455 processor a 160GB HDD in a 10.1 inch form factor. It also…
