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Bon Education creates innovative multi-media children’s book series, The Adventures of BB and Sam, using Apple iBooks Author.

Dubai, UAE – May 15, 2012 – Education technology company Bon Education announces the launch of The Adventures of BB and Sam - a new multimedia fiction book series that aims to take children on virtual adventures around the globe via the touch of an iPad. Created with Apple’s iBooks Author, the series is filled with text, illustrations, videos, mood music, photo galleries, quiz features and more.

“When Apple launched iBooks Author as a tool to create engaging multi-touch digital textbooks, we immediately thought to ourselves, ‘This is an amazing tool for creating children’s literature as well!’” said Bon Education CEO Anna Batchelder. “So many kids are choosing to watch TV and play video games over reading these days. By adding a variety of digital enhancements and interactivity to our books, we hope kids will rediscover their love of reading in a digital world.” (more…)

An infographic embellished with a crisp and distinctive Red Delicious apple caught my eye last week: Can Apple Do It Again?

In this visual synopsis, WorldWideLearn, one of the world’s leading online directories of education, assesses whether Apple’s iBooks will triumph in the world of literature and learning.

In a digital age, Apple’s recent release of the iBook has ushered in a change, but, as of yet, nothing revolutionary. Still, they say change doesn’t happen over night. Some key numbers to notice:

• More than 600 school districts around the United States are issuing iPads to their students in specific classes.
• Over 11 million iPads have been sold.
• Since 2010, the percentage of those between the ages of 18 and 29 owning a tablet computer has increased three-fold. (more…)

In the pursuit of an education? These 5 apps have the ability to transform any classroom in any location into an engaging platform of discussion and self-reliant learning.

Name: Word Lens

Cool Factor: A language translator that fuses the best of translation and augmented reality! Just point the camera to a piece of text and watch the translation appear instantaneously on your screen.

EduApp: A pile of textbooks in a different language? No problem! Just point, shoot and let your mother tongue come alive.

Enlighten Me: Browse the entire Khan Academy curriculum, with access to hundreds of videos organized by subject and curriculum

Teched on the Go: Students can tap into over 2,700 videos, delving into everything from physics or art history to healthcare and medicine. (more…)