梦见病人病情好转:苹果的iBook可能引发我们教育体制的革命

苹果的iBook可能引发我们教育体制的革命

作者：Jim Fierce           

苹果的iBook可能引发我们教育体制的革命

编译：江节明

（著作权所有，转载须署名作者和译者以及注明出处：http://mediatapper.com/apples-ibook-may-revolutionize-our-educational-system/）

    1. 苹果公司刚刚推出3个新产品：iBook2, iU app和iBook author。这些新品可能引发美国教育革命，同

时，对iPod, iPhone, iPad和Mac Air也会产生影响。

2. 苹果公司研发的新的教育工具将会永远改变学生的学习方式。这些有趣的新工具包括：

1）嵌入视频；

2）浏览索引；

3）嵌入动漫；

4）定制词汇；

5）复习检测；

6）标记文本；

7）学习卡片。

3. 以上这些特点会使学习变得有趣，尤其是学习卡片，学生可以创建自己的单词本和笔记，点击左下角即可翻页。

4. 嵌入课本的视频使学生兴趣盎然，效果极佳，这是纸质课本所做不到的。

5. 每章后面附有小测验，为多项选择题和复习问答题，通过自测，学生可以知道自己掌握的情况，从而自主安排复习。

6. iBook Author可以创建互动式电子课本。教师可以在电子课本上准备教案，学生可以用来写论文，甚至出版自己的课本或辅导笔记。

如果我是美国的教育部长，我就会将iBook和社会媒体与教育改革融合起来。

1. 在2年内，将iBooks推行到K-12（中小学12年级）各个学科中。

2. 要求每个学区采取有效措施进行教学改革，包括向贫困生赠送iPad2。

3. 要鼓励苹果公司建立非盈利性质的基金会，向贫困学区赠送iPad或者从出版商那里购买电子课本发放。

4. 在2年内，要求所有学区仿效芬兰的教育改革，推行电子课本和网络教学和辅导。

5. 社会媒体在课堂教学和课后辅导中起着非常关键的作用，教师和教育专家应该教会学生怎样利用社会媒体进行高级学习，如使用Google多人视频聊天系统进行课外交流或上辅导课。

你相信iBooks就是美国未来的课本吗？利用社会媒体和电子图书开展教育改革，你还有什么好的主意吗？

Posted by Jim Fierce on January 26, 2012 Add comments

Apple has just released the iBook2, the iU app and iBooks author. These new products have the potential to completely revolutionize education in the U.S. and beyond in the same manner the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac Air have done in their respective markets.

With this latest introduction Apple has developed a tool that will forever change the way students learn. The new features that can be found in this exciting new educational tool are:

·         Embedded videos

·         A thumbnail index

·         Embedded animation

·         A custom glossary

·         Integrated review questions and quizzes

·         Ability to highlight any text

·         Study cards

All of these features are intuitive and will make the learning process fun. The study card system allows students to make cards from anything they highlight. Study cards can also be made from glossary words and even from their own notes. Students simply thumb through the stack of cards they have created. Like typical flashcards these cards have basic information on the front. Students then click on the bottom left of the cards to turn them over to see the more detailed response.

Videos embedded into the books are an excellent way to hold students attention and open up a whole new venue for learning. The animations are another great feature which provide a visual affect that is just not possible in a standard textbook.

At the end of each chapter there are short instant multiple choice quizzes and review questions. These are a great way for students to make sure they have absorbed the material they are reading and know what they must go back and review in more detail.

Apple has also released the iBooks Author, which is free and gives anyone the ability to create their own interactive books. The potential for this feature is huge. Teachers can now create their own guides to supplement the iBooks that they are using in the classroom. Students can even use the tool to write their own research papers and perhaps even publish their own book or training guide.

If I were the king of the education system in the U.S. my plan would be to integrate iBooks and social media into an extensive education reform program as follows:

1.    Implement a strategy that would ensure that iBooks were available for every curriculum in all K-12 classes within 2 years.

2.    Each school district would be required to come up with a strategy to make this reform effective including provisions to provide iPad2′s to all students who cannot afford them.

3.    Apple would be encouraged to initiate an education based non profit foundation with a mission to donate iPads to impoverished school districts. The foundation would also help subsidize the purchase of iBooks from publishers for the same distressed school districts.

4.    Require that all school districts benchmark the Finnish Education System (or a similar successful and proven programs) and implement the program within two years. Incentives would be in place to strongly encourage the integration of social media and online teaching and tutoring into the program.

5.    Social media would play a major role in the classroom and post classroom activities. Teachers and education specialists would teach students how to use social media for advanced learning. They would also be available after school for online coaching and tutoring. One potential use of social media would be, for example, using Google Plus Hangouts (with the appropriate parental supervision) for student tutoring sessions.

Do you believe that the ibooks concept represents the future of textbooks in our nation? What are some other ideas you can think of to use social media and eBooks for education reform?