Tag: Amazon

Some reflective thoughts about social reading…

Posted by | Published on March 6, 2016

We read to know we are not alone.   SOURCE I have recently purchased a new Kindle e-reader. You can click on that last link and […] 

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Where do you get your books?

Posted by | Published on November 8, 2015

I haven’t analysed how much money I spend proportionally on hardcover, paperback, audio or ebooks each year but know it is not as predicted several […] 

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Eggs & baskets, Kobo & Calibre

Posted by | Published on June 1, 2014

It always concerned me that Amazon had such a monopoly on ebooks. However, my customer satisfaction since purchasing my first kindle in 2009, compared with the obvious inferiority […] 

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As I was unable to attend the Education Future Forum, held in Sydney earlier this year, Dr Phil Lambert kindly emailed me his presentation, 2010-2020: Ten Propositions for the Decade. Phil’s paper […] 

Balance & Wisdom  →

Posted in Digital life, Education, Featured, Professional development

Today’s information technologies provide instantaneous access to vast amounts of information, opening up wondrous new possibilities in education, commerce, and entertainment. But these opportunities are not without cost: the easy […] 

Screenagers  →

Posted in Digital life, Education, Professional development, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

The Library of Congress is hosting a series of 4 lectures on ‘Digital Natives’ with speakers including Michael Wesch, Steven Johnson and Douglas Rushkoff. The first lecture has been webcast: The Anthropology […] 

The Endless Ocean, Situated Learning & James Gee  →

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Holiday Fun At the beginning of the school holidays I asked Miss 4 and Miss 6 what we could do together for fun. Quite a list emerged, including – ride the […] 

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