It is that time of year again. Schools and universities around the globe welcome students back to their studies, but what tech is going with them? How are those institutions embracing (or not) laptops, iPhones, iPods and iPads? Are they keeping up with the pace of change in the outside world, or is education establishment stuck in the past? The MacJury examines these questions from a variety of standpoints, including hardware access and availability, textbooks vs. tech, the wisdom of funding allocations, the U.S. education market compared to other places in the world, and more. Recommendations for hardware, software and services for students and educators alike are provided by the diverse panel of Erik Bernskiold, Pat Fauquet, Jeff Gamet, Keith Lang, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, and host Chuck Joiner.
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MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group
Erik Bernskiold
Pat Fauquet
Pat Fauquet on Twitter
Jeff Gamet
The Mac Observer
The iPod Observer
Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X by Jeff Gamet
Keith Lang
Jigsaw Junior – An iPad jigsaw puzzle for little people
UI and us – Keith’s podcast about user interaction
Comic Life by plasq
Julio Ojeda-Zapata
twitter means business: how microblogging can help or hurt your company by Julio Ojeda-Zapata
twitter means business on Twitter
Tech Test Drive: Tech-purchasing decisions for college-bound kids depend on where they’re going and what they like by Julio Ojeda-Zapata on the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
iWork ’09 (Including Keynote, Numbers and Pages)
iStopMotion from Boinx Software
Matias Bluetooth Folding Keyboard for MAC
Palm Universal Wireless Keyboard
BusyCal by BusyMac