Venomous porridge

[woodsmoke]

Re: Venomous porridge

Found after I posted the above:
The technology that Apple wants to own you with:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tech...ks-author.html

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[woodsmoke]

Re: Venomous porridge : Apple author ipod in schools

The highly pregnant sentence is this, which is partway down in the aritcle:

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iBooks Author

From my initial experience with Apple's new iBooks Author tool, I can say that the simplicity and effectiveness is astounding. Having worked with teachers and professors to develop digital curriculums (and having prepared and taught such cirriculae myself), iBooks Author makes the process surprisingly painless. While some might compare it to Apple's iWork, the closest analog I see is the company's now defunct iWeb application.

For educators and others interested in self-distribution of ebooks rather than sales through Apple's iBookstore, there's an option to simply export your books. Students and others can then use iTunes on a computer to add the book to their iPad, or it can be sent via email.

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Now the impression that is left is that through the magnanimity of the teacher he or she will create from whole cloth a new and very useful text.....and upload it for free.....

Same for the highly motivated and turned on students...... uploading the 500 page novel they wrote for free....

But......what if someone wants some MONEY for their "work"?

There ya go!!

CHANGE THE RULES before the rest of the players know that the game has started!!

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...taxonomyId=123

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