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		<title>Apple lands major iPad contract with LA Unified School District</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPad will be in even more schools come this fall when classes start up again, as Apple has landed a huge contract with the Los Angeles Unified School District that will see them pay $30 million to Apple for the ability to use iPads in classrooms once the school season starts back up again  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-lands-major-ipad-contract-with-la-unified-school-district-19287139/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Surface RT discount unveiled for educational institutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is upon us, and as such Microsoft has rolled out a steep discount on the Surface RT for educational institutions, something revealed by Ryan Lowdermilk of the Windows Developer Show. The post in which he detailed the program has since been pulled, as well as the Microsoft order form that was available online earlier.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-rt-discount-unveiled-for-educational-institutions-18286776/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Play for Education brings Android to the classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/google-play-for-education-brings-android-to-the-classroom-15282222/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It wouldn&#8217;t be Google I/O if the company didn&#8217;t talk about all the fun stuff that they&#8217;re doing for education. Luckily, they announced Google Play for Education, which is a new section in Google Play that includes apps and games that are meant specifically for the classroom in order to help students learn in a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-play-for-education-brings-android-to-the-classroom-15282222/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Xerox photocopiers will soon grade papers with new tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scantrons are a bit out of date, but numerous schools are still using them to grade multiple choice tests. However, a new technology is in the works at Xerox that will essentially turn photocopiers into paper-grading machines that can even recognize handwriting to distinguish both math formulas, as well as long-form essays. The system is  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/xerox-photocopiers-will-soon-grade-papers-with-new-tech-08281044/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists devise Plasma Launcher: the &#8220;Holy Grail&#8221; of Physics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week a group of scientists from the University of Missouri have decided it&#8217;s time to make public their work on creating and controlling plasma. The system that they&#8217;re making public has, they say, the potential to transform the way America &#8211; and the rest of the world, for that matter &#8211; store and create  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-devise-plasma-launcher-the-holy-grail-of-physics-30280003/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MIT Aaron Swartz documents release declared: sans names and details</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/mit-aaron-swartz-documents-release-declared-sans-names-and-details-19274592/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year started off on a sad note with the suicide of the man known as Aaron Swartz, made famous for his development of Reddit and Demand Progress. His death is said to have been due to massive legal pressure put on by the Department of Justice and MIT after it was discovered that he&#8217;d  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mit-aaron-swartz-documents-release-declared-sans-names-and-details-19274592/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill could require colleges to give credit for 3rd party online courses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darrell Steinberg, California Senate President pro Tem, has introduced a bill that would require public colleges and universities in California to give credit for online courses taken at 3rd party providers. Steinberg stated that the bill would ensure that California students will not &#8220;be denied the right to move through their education because they couldn&#8217;t  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/bill-could-require-colleges-give-credit-for-3rd-party-online-courses-13273807/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>News Corp reveals education-equipped tablets</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/news-corp-reveals-education-equipped-tablets-06272831/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Corp is planning on joining the tablet market soon with it&#8217;s own $299 tablet. But News Corp&#8217;s tablet won&#8217;t just be any standard tablet. Its tablet will be geared specifically towards teachers and students. The tablet will run on Android&#8217;s operating system, and will be powered by News Corps education brand, Amplify. The tablet  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/news-corp-reveals-education-equipped-tablets-06272831/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s iTunes U smashes one billion downloads milestone</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apples-itunes-u-smashes-one-billion-downloads-milestone-28271896/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iTunes U has seen over one billion downloads of free educational content, the company has announced today, with some schools seeing courses with quarter-million registrations and 60m individual downloads. Revealed a little over a year ago, iTunes U offers free educational material and related content from universities, colleges, schools, K-12 districts, and private courses to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apples-itunes-u-smashes-one-billion-downloads-milestone-28271896/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Software Engineering Pilot program launches at 20 NYC schools</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/software-engineering-pilot-program-launches-at-20-nyc-schools-25271436/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/software-engineering-pilot-program-launches-at-20-nyc-schools-25271436/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott announced today, at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Brooklyn, that the Software Engineering Pilot program will be launching at 20 public schools in New York City beginning this fall. The pilot program will offer an extensive computer science and software engineering  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/software-engineering-pilot-program-launches-at-20-nyc-schools-25271436/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Chromebooks now in 2,000 schools</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/google-chromebooks-now-in-2000-schools-02267932/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/google-chromebooks-now-in-2000-schools-02267932/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you weren&#8217;t sure if Google was ramping up their education efforts within the last few months, maybe this will confirm it for you. Google now has Chromebooks in 2,000 schools globally, which is twice as many schools that had Chromebooks equipped from three months ago. It&#8217;s not said how many Chromebooks have been handed  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-chromebooks-now-in-2000-schools-02267932/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IBM&#8217;s Watson heading to its first university</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ibms-watson-heading-to-its-first-university-30267427/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBM&#8216;s infamous Watson supercomputer is making its way to the classroom after appearing on Jeopardy! a while back. IBM announced today that they&#8217;ll be building another Watson supercomputer and will be giving it to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the first university to receive a Watson supercomputer. Other universities are planned to get one  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ibms-watson-heading-to-its-first-university-30267427/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EA and GlassLab announce SimCityEDU</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ea-and-glasslab-announce-simcityedu-21266033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SimCity is a video game that allows you to build, run, and even destroy your very own city. One of the things I always liked about SimCity was building up your city and then setting loose monsters or other plagues on its inhabitants. A lot of schools are using video games to help kids learn  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ea-and-glasslab-announce-simcityedu-21266033/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shakespeare gets an iPad upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/shakespeare-gets-an-ipad-upgrade-31255024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shakespeare has been brought kicking and screaming up into the iPad generation, with the launch of a new set of apps intended to leverage the tablet&#8217;s multimedia flexibility with a splash of Leonardo DiCaprio. The Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth apps, the handiwork of developers Agant and Cambridge University Press, match the classic texts with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/shakespeare-gets-an-ipad-upgrade-31255024/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft unveils Office 365 University pricing</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-unveils-office-365-university-pricing-23253624/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has revealed the pricing for its Office 365 version for college students, Office 365 University. Cloud-based and very similar to the desktop variety of Office, Office 365 University has low pricing and a subscription term that compliments the user&#8217;s student career. The product can be snagged for $79.99. The low price is for a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-unveils-office-365-university-pricing-23253624/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change rate said to kill more species than it creates</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/climate-change-rate-said-to-kill-more-species-than-it-creates-04245891/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week evolutionary ecologist Peter Mayhew has presented a set of findings which show the rate of climate change in the Earth to be detrimental to the number of species of animals on our planet. While findings in the past have shown that periods of warmth on our blue globe have also been times when  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/climate-change-rate-said-to-kill-more-species-than-it-creates-04245891/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LeapPad2 tablet launches at $99.99</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/leappad2-tablet-launches-at-99-99-17243236/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leap Frog has announced that its LeapPad2 tablet is now available, and it&#8217;s aimed squarely at your children. Leap Frog says that this is a significant upgrade over the original LeapPad, as it comes with a better CPU &#8211; an LF 2000 processor to be precise &#8211; and 4GB of memory. It also comes with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/leappad2-tablet-launches-at-99-99-17243236/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Student Edition bundle brings on bonuses</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-student-edition-bundle-brings-usb-and-keyboard-bonuses-17243217/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education-minded minds at Samsung have come forth with a deal made perfect for the upcoming school season: the Galaxy Tab 2 Student Edition bundle. This bundle includes the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (7-inch tablet) in a limited edition white color included in a package with a keyboard dock and a USB adapter as well.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-student-edition-bundle-brings-usb-and-keyboard-bonuses-17243217/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>KNO platform lands digital textbook deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/kno-platform-lands-digital-textbook-deal-with-houghton-mifflin-harcourt-07241966/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a huge benefit to going digital with textbooks compared to traditional print textbooks. Not only are digital textbooks significantly smaller and easier to handle than a traditional print textbook, they can also be changed and upgraded much more easily than a print book that would need to be reprinted to change the information. One  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/kno-platform-lands-digital-textbook-deal-with-houghton-mifflin-harcourt-07241966/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon kicks off textbook rental program for students</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-kicks-off-textbook-rental-program-for-students-07241958/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has announced that it is kicking off a new program that allows students to rent textbooks rather than purchasing new or used at their local college bookstore. Amazon is promising some significant discounts on the textbooks with up to 70% off on rentals, up to 90% off on used textbooks, and 30% off on  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-kicks-off-textbook-rental-program-for-students-07241958/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valve takes a shot at Education</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/valve-takes-a-shot-at-education-22235310/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week it appears that Valve and their wildly successful Steam platform for computer games are taking a giant leap into the realm of education. With their upcoming program Teach With Portals, they&#8217;ll be bringing a new edition of Portal 2 to the classroom for teachers to utilize its Puzzle Maker engine for teaching physics  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/valve-takes-a-shot-at-education-22235310/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Standard Model of particle physics rules on the line</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/standard-model-of-particle-physics-rules-on-the-line-19234739/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week it appears that the universe will be hanging together with a bit different set of rules than we&#8217;ve been lead to understand for the past 40 years may be disproven in a variety of ways thanks to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. This location has scientists in Menlo Park, California researching collisions between  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/standard-model-of-particle-physics-rules-on-the-line-19234739/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google gives Cornell University free office space for tech school</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/google-gives-cornell-university-free-office-space-for-tech-school-22229344/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/google-gives-cornell-university-free-office-space-for-tech-school-22229344/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has announced its donating office space to Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to be used for a school in New York City. The space will be used by the University while a new campus on Roosevelt Island is under development. Google is donating 22,000 square feet at its New York offices for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-gives-cornell-university-free-office-space-for-tech-school-22229344/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>University of Minnesota reviewing open source textbooks</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/university-of-minnesota-reviewing-open-source-textbooks-11227815/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Minnesota is hoping to pioneer a project that would see professors being paid in order to review open source textbooks. The university would offer $500 for each review in order to vet the books, and professors who adopt the books for teaching will also receive $500. Faculty members are welcome to submit  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/university-of-minnesota-reviewing-open-source-textbooks-11227815/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>James May Science Stories Qualcomm AR app hands-on</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/james-may-science-stories-qualcomm-ar-app-hands-on-25224606/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Augmented reality is headed into the museum today, though as a way of making science exhibits more engaging rather than relegating the tech to the history books. London&#8217;s Science Museum has teamed with Top Gear presenter James May and app developer DigiCave to use Qualcomm&#8217;s Vuforia augmented reality system to put a virtual guide on key  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/james-may-science-stories-qualcomm-ar-app-hands-on-25224606/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open Education Solutions study finds computers grade essays like humans</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/open-education-solutions-study-finds-computers-grade-essays-like-humans-13222903/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/open-education-solutions-study-finds-computers-grade-essays-like-humans-13222903/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Raby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you or someone in your life is getting ready to take a standardized test that includes writing an essay, the way that test is scored may soon be antiquated. Instead of having a set of human eyes comb over thousands upon thousands of essays every year, it could soon be that the heart and  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/open-education-solutions-study-finds-computers-grade-essays-like-humans-13222903/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>$35 Android tablet coming to Philadelphia schools</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/35-android-tablet-coming-to-philadelphia-schools-04221523/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian-born $35 Ubislate Android tablet may be headed for a Philadelphia school system trial run if Financial Express reports prove true. This 7-inch device has shown up across the sea as the &#8220;Akash&#8221; tablet and was and continues to be manufactured by Canadian OEM DataWind. Thus far the tablet has been regulated (or priced,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/35-android-tablet-coming-to-philadelphia-schools-04221523/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Summer of Code offers temp jobs to students</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/google-summer-of-code-offers-temp-jobs-to-students-27220254/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lovely warm summer season (soon!) we&#8217;ll be seeing Google coming out in full force with code requests for college students galore with Google Summer of Code. This project will have Google having college students earning money coding for open source projects and getting Google on their resume for ultimate summer success. This project opens  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-summer-of-code-offers-temp-jobs-to-students-27220254/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wolfram Alpha Pro revealed, seeks to end wiki-ness</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/wolfram-alpha-pro-revealed-seeks-to-end-wiki-ness-07212419/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/wolfram-alpha-pro-revealed-seeks-to-end-wiki-ness-07212419/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that Wolfram Alpha is bringing the fury to the student base of the world with no less than a pay-per-month service that amps their already powerful question and answer service up to an equitable level for professionals. While Wikipedia may be, sadly enough, one of the main knowledge wells in the world right  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/wolfram-alpha-pro-revealed-seeks-to-end-wiki-ness-07212419/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo DSi trials speech recognition for classrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-dsi-trials-speech-recognition-for-classrooms-30211282/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nintendo DSi isn&#8217;t what you&#8217;d expect teachers to want in classrooms, but that may change as the handheld gaming device explores new uses in education. Along with Japanese telecom company NTT, Nintendo is testing speech-to-text and speech recognition technology on the DSi for students with hearing impairment or other disabilities. Trials for the technology  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-dsi-trials-speech-recognition-for-classrooms-30211282/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lenovo ThinkPad X130e goes on sale for students everywhere</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x130e-goes-on-sale-for-students-everywhere-26210882/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x130e-goes-on-sale-for-students-everywhere-26210882/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a brand new ThinkPad in town, and this Lenovo model X130e is no joke when it comes to dishing out the middle-range for students across the earth. For that&#8217;s who Lenovo is aiming at here with the X130e, students in grades K-12 &#8211; though we&#8217;re not sure what a Kindergartener is going to do  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x130e-goes-on-sale-for-students-everywhere-26210882/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Epson launches iProjection iOS app for wireless projection</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/epson-launches-iprojection-ios-app-for-wireless-projection-23210386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Epson has unleashed an iOS app that will allow you to wirelessly project content from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The app is called iProjection and works with any Espon wireless projector, making it easy for the traveling professionals and educators to present without the bulk of a laptop and cables. The iProjection app  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/epson-launches-iprojection-ios-app-for-wireless-projection-23210386/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>350,000 iBooks textbooks downloaded in three days</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/350000-ibooks-textbooks-downloaded-in-three-days-23210332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iBooks 2 digital textbook launch last week may not have convinced everyone that the classroom is the best place for the iPad, but over 350,000 downloads of textbooks in the first three days of availability suggests there&#8217;s big demand for learning on the iOS slate. The figures were tracked by Global Equities Research&#8217;s proprietary monitoring system, AllThingsD reports, while downloads  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/350000-ibooks-textbooks-downloaded-in-three-days-23210332/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem With Tech and Teaching</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/the-problem-with-tech-and-teaching-20210226/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Berne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me tell you a funny story about technology in the classroom. I was teaching English at a charter school in Boston a few years ago, and my classes were working on &#8220;Macbeth.&#8221; I&#8217;m always looking for new angles of attack, especially with Shakespeare, so I decided to focus on different interpretations and stagings of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/the-problem-with-tech-and-teaching-20210226/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s education revolution roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apples-education-revolution-roundup-19210122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s education-driven press event took place earlier today in NYC and unveiled the company&#8217;s plans to revolutionize textbooks and the entire learning experience. The news announced almost made us want to go back to school. In case you missed it, here&#8217;s a roundup of the magic that was unleashed. Starting today students will be able  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apples-education-revolution-roundup-19210122/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iTunes U Hands-On</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/itunes-u-hands-on-19210007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincent Nguyen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[iTunes U isn&#8217;t new &#8211; Apple first revealed its educational download store back in 2007 &#8211; but the new iTunes U app and companion service revealed today is. A suite of not just individual lessons but entire classes and curriculum, iTunes U opens the door to content from high profile schools like Duke, Yale, The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/itunes-u-hands-on-19210007/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iTunes U app released for iPad, teachers rejoice</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/itunes-u-app-released-for-ipad-teachers-rejoice-19209958/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teacher will soon be able to &#8220;do everything on their iPad&#8221; as Apple announced this week at their education-based event this week, as iTunes U brings forth a fully interactive set of tools that any teacher, professor, or otherwise leader can use. The user interface is very similar to what iBooks has to offer, this  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/itunes-u-app-released-for-ipad-teachers-rejoice-19209958/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple iBooks Textbooks set at stunning $14.99 or less</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-ibooks-textbooks-set-at-stunning-14-99-or-less-19209948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at Apple have this week shown off their new Textbooks category in their iPad and iPhone-based iBookstore, showing how interactive teaching can be done in a brand new way and for a much less expensive price: $14.99 or less. That&#8217;s the price the books in this new section of the store will cost,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-ibooks-textbooks-set-at-stunning-14-99-or-less-19209948/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iBooks 2 revealed with Textbooks</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ibooks-2-revealed-with-textbooks-19209925/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building on the very central subject of the education event in NYC this week in the iPad, Apple spoke of the second generation of iBooks, that being iBooks 2. This application will tie Apple&#8217;s already portable, durable, interactive, searchable, and current iPad to the &#8220;great content&#8221; of the textbook, the textbook having none of the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ibooks-2-revealed-with-textbooks-19209925/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad at the head of Apple&#8217;s Education event in NYC</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-at-the-head-of-apples-education-event-in-nyc-19209918/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple held an event this week promising no less than an education-heavy set of announcements, Phil Schiller starting the event off right with a series of affirmations that Apple has always been dedicated to helping students learn. Putting the same passion and energy into every product Apple makes is the same that they&#8217;ve done for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-at-the-head-of-apples-education-event-in-nyc-19209918/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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