We've reported on many schools, colleges and universities implementing iPads into their classrooms and curriculums this fall and with that, textbook publishers and developers are jumping on the education technology bandwagon. Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced a year long pilot program of a full-curriculum iPad Algebra app today.
Together with six schools in California, HMH will pilot their Algebra app and launch Fuse, "a new mode of curriculum delivery where where interactive platforms and mobile devices bring learning to life for students." The iPad's interactive environment will allow students to receive feedback on practice questions, write and save notes, receive guided instruction, access video lessons and more with the simple touch of a finger. The use of Fuse and the HMH app will also help teachers tailor their curriculum to meet the individual needs of their students while providing student-specific performance feedback.
"The launch of HMH Fuse and this app signal the beginning of a new era in curriculum development, where the goal is not just providing world-class content, but also delivering it in a variety of ways so that students and teachers can individualize the learning experience," said Barry O'Callaghan, CEO of HMH. "We believe this pilot will provide the nation with a glimpse into the future of education."
Research methods will be used to compare students using iPad delivered content to those using traditional textbooks and findings of the pilot will be reported in the fall of 2011 by Silicon Valley based Empirical Education Inc.
With more and more technology, eTextbooks and devices like the iPad making their way into classrooms, it will be interesting to watch the evolution of education in the years to come.
**From: http://www.ipadlot.com/ipad-news/full-curriculum-algebra-app-for-the-ipad-used-in-school-trial.html
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