http://www.edukindle.com Kindle for Educators Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:10:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For all the users of Kindlepedia over the past year, I am delighted to announce that, in partnership with Joshua Tallent and the "talented" folks at eBook Architects, we are launching a new Kindle content tool called eReadUps. Like Kindlepedia, eReadUps builds Kindle-formatted books based on articles from the largest ... http://www.edukindle.com/2010/02/ereadups-launched-build-your-own-kindle-book/ There is interesting coverage over at Ars Technica of a recent development in the federal government's program to support technology purchases in schools, known as the Universal Service Fund's "E-Rate" program. Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced H.R. 4619 on Tuesday, called the E-Rate 2.0 Act. The goal is to ... http://www.edukindle.com/2010/02/e-rate-2-0-and-the-kindle/ Wandering through my local Barnes and Noble over the weekend I ran into something unusual. A Nook. For months I have been drawn to the banners and brochures near the help desk, only to learn that the helpers didn't know when the store might have an actual Nook on display. ... http://www.edukindle.com/2010/01/the-nook-and-the-kindle/ One of the most active Kindle implementations that I know of in a school is taking place in Seneca IL under the supportive leadership of Kathy Parker and her "Kindle Crew." Kathy's unabashed enthusiasm for kids and reading has found another object in the Kindle. In addition to her enthusiasm, ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/12/what-middle-school-students-say-about-the-kindle/ In a surprise update (a surprise to me, anyway), Amazon announced improvements to the firmware of the Kindle 2 yesterday. Thanks to Teleread, Len Edgerly, and the KnuckleHeadNetwork, I learned about the improvements in great detail. For an educator, this upgrade is a win. First, the K2 will now support PDF ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/11/three-kindle-improvements-for-educators/ The remarkable finding that there is a LOT more water on the moon than previously thought makes for an excellent story in the annals of modern space science. I mean, quasars and pulsars and the like are pretty interesting, but what could be more fun to minds of a scientific ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/11/lcross-for-your-kindle-theres-water-on-the-moon/ Amazon released in beta this week its Kindle for PC application, and educators will welcome this development. Even though you have heard me rant a bit about the anti-education direction the company has taken in the development of the Kindle ereader (loss of SD card slot, loss of replaceable battery, ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/11/kindle-for-pc-whats-in-it-for-educators/ As you can tell, I have been expanding my consciousness of the ereader world beyond the Kindle. I have a Sony Pocket Edition, an Aztak Pocket Pro, a Cybook Gen-3, and am sorely tempted to purchase a Nook, should one ever become available. But I was Kindle born and raised ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/11/leaving-a-digital-trail-with-your-kindle/ Anyone interested in the Kindle is surely aware of Len Edgerly's excellent weekly podcast at The Kindle Chronicles. This past week, Len interviewed Michael Koenig, director of MBA operations at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, one of six universities across the country doing a Kindle ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/10/why-the-darden-school-is-right-about-the-kindle/ I recently purchased a Sony Pocket Edition Reader to see how the rest of the ereader world looks compared to my Kindle. The view from here is surprisingly good. The Pocket Edition is small, tight, handsome, and, it actually does some thing that my Kindle can't do. Like check a ... http://www.edukindle.com/2009/10/something-i-cant-do-with-my-kindle/