Text Book Reinvented

[THAIPHUKET]

I belive in the playful way of leaerning. Should be also enticing to our Thai partners, who rarely where taught the systematic process.

IPad is going after this potential. I'm not yet a converted Apple, therefore my question: is there a digital library available in particular tuned to IPad features. Looking in particular for English learning programs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxZG2Nv4KA&feature=g-logo&context=G2df260dFOAAAAAAAKAA

[Jimi007]

My Thai wife uses her iPad everyday for many different things. She reads the news, watches videos, listens to music, looks at monk's writing and listens to their chants. It has English and Thai keyboards that change at a touch of an on screen button. It has photos of her doing the different yoga positions to show potential clients. I don't know of any Apps written specifically to teach English to Thais, but there is so much information by just having the internet connection to anyone that has a question about almost anything! It's not a full computer though, it is a "mobile device." There are Thai English dictionaries available which I have, as well as Google translate. It seems to work great from English to Thai, but not as well for Thai to English.

Edited January 20, 2012 by Jimi007

[stoneyboy]

There is a wealth of decent stuff available on the iPad now,my talking Thai app has proved invaluable,and my g/f has been using the Total e Rosetta stone app to learn English,subscription based,but very user friendly.

[THAIPHUKET]

Thanks, I 'm sold, will get one.

I guess Ipad2 is good enough. Can be bought savely online? What is the going price?

[Jimi007]

Thanks, I 'm sold, will get one.

I guess Ipad2 is good enough. Can be bought savely online? What is the going price?

Yes, you can buy one online at the Apple Store online. The iPad 3 is about to come out, so you might wait a bit and see if the price drops on the iPad 2. See link to the Apple Store: http://store.apple.com/th

[george]

iPad 3 release date: http://www.nettechbl...3-release-date/

Will Apple Dominate the Education Market with iBooks 2? http://www.nettechbl...-with-ibooks-2/

[Somtamnication]

As a writer finishing a book, this text authoring app sounds like magic. But, as always, Apple wants you to use a Mac to author in.

I have my trusty Ipad and use some writing apps, but I could seriously use this authoring app. Calibre or Sigis just are not that good to author in. Even Pages for Ipad does not export to their own .epub format!!

Maybe I should build a hackintosh.

[Jimi007]

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As a writer finishing a book, this text authoring app sounds like magic. But, as always, Apple wants you to use a Mac to author in.

I have my trusty Ipad and use some writing apps, but I could seriously use this authoring app. Calibre or Sigis just are not that good to author in. Even Pages for Ipad does not export to their own .epub format!!

Maybe I should build a hackintosh.

You can hack with a Mac. I do it all the time. Hum. I see the forum software has some nice glitches going on tonight. Edited January 23, 2012 by Jimi007

[THAIPHUKET]

Somtamication, I don't intend to write a book but have to do fair amount of typing, which is is cumbersome because of a badly healed wrist.

Your writing toys make me curious, would you care to name them and what the do/ don't do?

Any penny helps!