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First Seven Steve Jobs Schools Opened In The Netherlands
Samsung Announces Galaxy Golden $700 Dual-screen Flip-phone For Korea
A Single Company Is Responsible For 1 Out Of 4 BlackBerry Apps Available At Blackberry World
iWatch in 2013? Maybe. Big-screen iPhone 6? Not till 2014 - Citi Analyst
SOASTA Survey: Most Parents Plan to Shop Online To Escape the Stress of Back to School Shopping at Brick and Mortar Stores
RecipePad 1.4 for iPad - Access 1 Million Recipes from 50+ Food Sites
First Seven Steve Jobs Schools Opened In The Netherlands
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, seven schools opened in Sneek, Breda, Almere (2x), Emmen, Heenvliet and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that operate according to the principles of the O4NT foundation ( Education for a New Era). The role of the iPad is crucial to the schools' approach: every child has access to a virtual school through its iPad. By the end of the current school year, at least twelve schools will be providing education according to the O4NT model. The O4NT foundation is reviewing the method with school boards across the Netherlands, and they expect many more schools to adopt the O4NT principles next year.
The Master Steve Jobs School in Sneek, and the Steve Jobs School Breda are implementing all facets of O4NT education simultaneously. The other will initially start using the approach in the first grades and gradually extend its use to the higher grades.
The 58 core objectives set by the Dutch Ministry of Education can be reached much more effectively because of the one-on-one student-iPad ratio. This creates space for the additional O4NT goals: promoting the childs individual talents and developing 21st-century skills. These skills include ICT and information processing, collaboration, and developing a critical, problem-solving and creative mind.
This ICT-based approach will have a major impact on the role of the teacher. In the O4NT approach, teachers will no longer simply convey knowledge to a group of children; they will be transformed into coaches that support children with their individual and group projects. Because educational apps are used for basic skills, the learning process can be completely adapted to the individual childs learning speed and style.
When they are in the physical school building, the children will move around the various subject rooms according to their individual schedule, e.g. the language room, math room, creative lab, gym or technology lab. They can also attend planned activities that they have registered for. Parents can follow via a special app exactly what their child has been doing during the day and the children also maintain their own portfolio, documenting their progress and achievements.
School hours and vacations will be very flexible once the O4NT method is completely implemented. Because the virtual school is available on iPad 24/7/365, parents are free to book their vacation at a convenient time and to determine what their child's school hours will be. School and out-of-school care are seamlessly integrated. Legislative restrictions are currently preventing this ideal scenario from being realized, but O4NT is in the process of solving this in consultation with the Dutch Ministry of Education.
In order to implement this innovative form of education, O4NT and its partner developers have introduced various new tools.
sCoolSpace is a virtual schoolyard, where students can meet safely in an augmented-reality environment. The Tiktik sCoolTool system manages schedules, attendance, parent contact and portfolios, all at the same time. Students use sCoolProjects to work on research projects and other assignments in small groups, supported by a coach. Through iDesk Learning Tracker, teachers and parents (and publishers) can follow the results their children achieved using educational apps.
DigiTalenten will annually report on what the students digital life looks like and what ICT skills children have mastered.
Symbaloo is used for sharing and distributing knowledge, within the school as well as between schools and O4NT.
Not just students in the Netherlands, but Dutch-speaking children around the world will soon be able to benefit from the O4NT curriculum. Expat children can either attend a full-time Dutch-language education via their iPad or start a program that complements their education abroad. O4NT International is expected to start in early 2014.
You can see videos of this school and tools at:
http://www.educationforanewera.com
For more information, and to see videos of these tools:
http://www.educationforanewera.com
More detail here:
http://goo.gl/vWHCJ0
and here:
http://www.educationforanewera.com/#intro
This site offers 20 different apps for the iPad that you could be doing at school (and thats only a very limited selection:
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/creatievetools
Samsung Announces Galaxy Golden $700 Dual-screen Flip-phone For Korea
9To5 Google reports that while its unlikely to steal any of Apple's thunder ahead of the launch of the much rumored gold iPhone expected early next month, Samsung is branding a new dual-screen flip-phone device for the Korea market as the Samsung Galaxy Golden, although the exterior of the device appears to be closer to bronze in color than gold.
For the full report visit here:
http://goo.gl/rHI0iY
A Single Company Is Responsible For 1 Out Of 4 BlackBerry Apps Available At Blackberry World
The Register's Neil McAllister reports that if the real strength of an OS platform is in its developer ecosystem, BlackBerry could be on even shakier ground than previously thought.
McAllister notes that at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida in May, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that BlackBerry World app store was home to 120,000 apps. And searching for the word "app" in the store now yields nearly 160,000 results.
But closer scrutiny reveals a problem. As first spotted by BerryReview, a single developer appears to be responsible for more than 48,000 of those apps. and one company - Hong Kong based S4BB Limited - has submitted more than a quarter of all of the BlackBerry 10 apps currently available.
For the full report visit here:
http://goo.gl/XjcC3I
iWatch in 2013? Maybe. Big-screen iPhone 6? Not till 2014 - Citi Analyst
CNET's Brooke Crother reports that in a note to investors, investment bank Citi's Glen Yeung comments on the time frame for an iPad Mini Retina release, also saying an iWatch could land before the year is out, comments on pricing for a low-cost iPhone 5C, and notes that it won't be until the first quarter of 2014 that Apple releases an iPad mini Retina.
For the full report visit here:
http://goo.gl/jXHKWG
SOASTA Survey: Most Parents Plan to Shop Online To Escape the Stress of Back to School Shopping at Brick and Mortar Stores
SOASTA Inc., specialist in cloud and mobile testing, has announced the findings of its Back to School Retail Readiness Survey, questioning American parents on their plans for back to school shopping. The survey found that in order to escape the stress of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores and instead enjoy leisure activities like having a cocktail or watching television while shopping, almost half (49%) of parents plan to shop for back to school supplies on their computers, while one out of three will shop on their smartphones and tablets (33%). Surprisingly, only one-third of parents plan to shop at a physical store (35%). Serving 9 out of 10 of America's biggest internet retailers, SOASTA commissioned the research due to its involvement in cloud and mobile testing for leading retail brands. Conducting the survey in early August, Harris Interactive fielded 2,009 American adults ages 18+.
"Our research shows that retailers need to invest in their websites and mobile apps as more shoppers turn to the convenience and stress-free experience of shopping online," says Tom Lounibos, SOASTA CEO. "If organizations want to remain competitive and relevant during the back to school shopping season, they need to test their products to ensure they provide a seamless shopping experience for busy parents."
Reinforcing the importance of e-commerce and the quality of a brand's mobile applications, the survey found that 75% of parents with a child at home believe that it is more important than ever for retailers to get their mobile sites ready for back to school. Additionally, 80% of parents own a smartphone or tablet, and the most popular electronic and mobile devices used for back to school shopping include computers (65%), with respondents using personal computers (43%), followed by laptops (42%), smartphones (32%), and tablets (27%).
In fact, the survey found that an overwhelming percentage of American parents (74%) said that shopping with apps on their mobile phone or tablet is less stressful than going to a physical store for reasons that include:
Dont have to wait in line (50%)
Dont have to worry about products being out of stock (34%)
Dont have to deal with obnoxious shoppers (34%)
Dont have to look for parking (34%)
Dont have to leave their sofa (21%)
Dont have to listen to families arguing (18%)
Dont have to argue with their children about budget (15%)
Can shop while enjoying a cocktail, wine, or beer (15%)
Dont have to argue with their children about appropriate fashions (14%)
Can shop while watching guilty pleasure TV (e.g., Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Real Housewives, Princesses of Long Island, etc.) (13%)
Additionally, the majority of parents (65%) would prefer buying back to school items with their mobile phone or tablet than at a physical store. Their top shopping list items include:
Computers 30%
Smartphones 22%
Pencils 32%
Papers 30%
Pens 29%
Books 35%
Clothes 31%
Backpacks 30%
Athletic Equipment 20%
Band/Musical Equipment 14%
For more information about SOASTA, visit:
http://www.soasta.com
RecipePad 1.4 for iPad - Access 1 Million Recipes from 50+ Food Sites
Point618 Design has announced RecipePad 1.4 for iPad, an update to its best-selling Recipe Organizer and Editor with Hands Free Kitchen Controls. The elegant app features easy recipe import, shopping list sync with all the user's iDevices, import of YummySoup! and MacGourmet files, convenient manual entry of recipes, shopping-list sync with all the user's iDevices, and user-customizable categories.
This update also includes the new Recipe Explorer. The Recipe Explorer is an optional subscription service, which gives the user the convenience of searching over 1 million recipes from 50+ food sites and blogs simultaneously, providing you a greater variety of recipes, all at once. Users can apply filters to their searches for specific cuisines, allergies, holidays and more.
"Users will love the convenience of the new Recipe Explorer," says John Caccavale of Point618 Design. "With millions of new recipes displayed at your finger tips, users now have a new and engaging way of discovering new recipes".
Feature Highlights:
(*) Recipe Importing - import your entire MacGourmet or YummySoup! recipe library via iTunes file sharing
(*) Hands-Free Navigation - recipe notecards can be navigated forward by bumping the kitchen counter the iPad rests on; no need to touch the screen with dirty hands
(*) Shopping List - syncs over iCloud so that your list is available on your iPhone while you are at the store
(*) Music Controls - from the Kitchen View you can access your iTunes Music Library and play music while you cook
(*) Large Built-In Kitchen Timer - any timers you start will automatically be synced with your iCloud-enabled devices
(*) Recipe Editor - quick and easy recipe input
(*) Recipe Categories - list by Courses or Favorites for easy browsing and searching
Language Support:
(*) English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese
Device Requirements:
(*) Compatible with iPad
(*) Requires iOS 6.0 or later
(*) 40.2 MB
RecipePad 1.4 is $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Food & Drink category. An optional subscription to the Recipe Explorer is $1.99 per month, or $19.99 per year.
RecipePad 1.4:
http://www.recipepadapp.com
Purchase and Download :
https://itunes.apple.com/app/recipepad/id363233529
Features :
http://recipepadapp.com/features/
Reviews :
http://recipepadapp.com/reviews/
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