Digital Textbooks

2014.07.14
[Related Articles] Articles on Digital Textbooks (from DiTT)

One in five first-graders uses computers or game consoles even before starting school… a trend toward earlier adoption
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/07/07/19307.html

CA Tech Kids and Tribe Univ / Programming Workshop: Cheers from Parents and Children
http://ict-enews.net/2014/07/08ca-tech-kids-2/

Try Your Hand at Serious Music Composition and Film Production on a Tablet: Introducing an Educational App from Finland
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1407/08/news065.html

Skuu / Live-Streamed Classes: About 70% of Teens Attend via Smartphones and Tablets
http://ict-enews.net/2014/07/09schoo/

[Saga Prefecture ICT Education] A Look at the Cutting Edge of ICT Education in Middle and High Schools; Tablet PCs “Effectively Save Time”

http://pc.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/news/20140709/1136364/?P=1

Shimane Prefecture and Rakuten / Mobile Library Equipped with Tablet Devices and More Begins Operation in Shimane Prefecture
http://ict-enews.net/2014/07/10rakuten-2/

Gaba / About 40% of Parents Expect Tablet-Based Learning to Be “Fun”
http://ict-enews.net/2014/07/11gaba/

White Paper on Elementary School Students: More Than Half of Sixth Graders Say “Using Computers in Class Was Helpful”
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/07/11/19402.html

“iPad mini Learning” Launches to Support Learning Anytime, Anywhere
http://eduon.jp/news/juku/20140711-005323.html

Start Streaming Your Own Lectures on the iPad
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles/1407/11/news157.html

30% of ICT Education Funding Diverted to Other Projects: MEXT Survey on Allocation of Local Tax Grants
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/news/CK2014071302000142.html