27 January 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

Your Textbook on the iPad – no way!!

Apple re-invents the way you can read your textbook, make electronic notes on the text page, highlight images and basically learn - in a more interactive, modern way.  No more looking through old textbooks or wondering in amazement if you have the latest one only the week after you have purchased it. Apple yet again sets the boundaries in instant interaction, against the standards of publishing protocol today.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxZG2Nv4KA&feature=uploademail



To help you purchase, store, view and use your textbook – the iBook assists students, teachers and publishers in moving forward, like textbook publishing has never been seen before.

There is no why children or any student must continue to use the same old books. We are at a point were we need to work in a better educational way for the 21st Century.

The iBook for textbooks and learning will become the cornerstone of educational teaching.

Adding audio and visual all in one, this product offers beautiful graphics and up-to-date information. You can even create your own book – Apple offers you the iBooks author – an incredible new publishing tool for the mac with apple design templates to create your own multi-touch book for the iPad. Available for free.

This will push your abilities towards the 21st Century – living for the world we all live in today.

 DEBATE



  • Would you like to learn on an iBook instead of a textbook?

  • Are Apple taking over the market or are they just very inventive?

  • Will we never see a paper book again in a few years?


KEYWORDS











































































Word Images Definition Example Listen
Fingertips   The tip or end of a finger. He has the answer at his fingertips. Listen
Wonder One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration The marine biologist wondered about the impact of overfishing on the fish population Listen
Boundary Limits You can go play as long as you stay within your boundaries  Listen
Cornerstone Fundamental basis The cornerstone of democratic government is a free press.  Listen
 Century 100 years It has been centuries since there was a war here in Spain  Listen
Protocol The customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette The course of action was not the correct protocol  Listen
Touch To feel something I can touch my nose  Listen
Read To understand words Bob read the book. Listen 
Picture   A visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, The picture is on the wall. Listen

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE:



GRAMMAR STRUCTURES:


Click here to learn about using the word 'become'.

Click here to read a post about the very useful word 'get'.

 

14

February 2013
Carnival Time!
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUtIEtnvuGc Carnival has to be Sitges' WILDEST party. It is still the hottest party in town! On the most popular days you will find more than 300,000 PARTYGOERS dancing on the MAJOR streets across the town. Gay boys and girls from the four corners of the world descend on the little town and part...

14

February 2013
Crazy Money... Charity and Footballers Wages
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41wCzemD5c David Beckam made an ANNOUNCEMENT. He wants to DONATE his entire salary to a Parisian children's CHARITY. Allegedly Zlatan Ibrahimovic also announced that he will DONATE all of his salary but… to himself!  ''Beckham's decision made me think,'' Ibrahimovic may have said... "...

13

February 2013
Horsemeat
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNBeGYrj9U Horsemeat has been discovered in beefburgers sold by the supermarket GIANTS Tesco and Iceland, it emerged tonight. Investigators said that in Tesco's Everyday Value burgers, horsemeat ACCOUNTED FOR almost one third of the meat content. The Republic of Ireland's food safety authority (F...

13

February 2013
Armstrong Confesses...
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juVzHD7NEgk Lance Armstrong has ended years of denials by admitting he used PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins. The 41-year-old confessed during his interview with Oprah Winfrey in front of a worldwide television audience.  ''I view this situation as one big li...

08

February 2013
What about a three day weekend?!
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK8OYu5jWq8 What do you like about Fridays? How do you feel the evening before the weekend is over? Well... what do you think of the idea of a three-day weekend? Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has decreed a four-day working week for Civil Servants, making Friday a day of rest to allow residents in the small W...

08

February 2013
D&G make perfume for babies!
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xojlq1KNp0 The luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) will soon sell a perfume for babies. The new fragrance will be in 50-ml bottles and will have a price tag of $45 dollars. D&G spokesperson said the new scent is, ''de...

31

January 2013
Inmates released in Georgia
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlSUWDjJR44 The Georgian parliament has approved the release of around 3,000 prisoners and shorter terms for thousands more. The new Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, says many inmates were imprisoned unfairly. However the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called the AMNESTY a ''mass release...

31

January 2013
No book library? Bibliotech is coming!
by Radmila Gurkova
...

17

January 2013
Lets lose weight!
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbemTpjPfO4 A new product has come on the market for those wanting a digital solution to losing weight – a fork. A Hong Kong company, HAPILABS, has showcased its HAPIfork at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA. The wireless fork keeps track of your dining habits, including your eating s...

17

January 2013
Racism in Football
by Radmila Gurkova
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyHsvNsc4-Y A Second Division Italian club, Pro Patria, have been made INFAMOUS by the actions of some their fans. During a mid-season GLAMOUR friendly with AC Milan, some NEANDERTHALS in the crowd made a series of racist chants aimed at Milan’s players, especially Kevin Prince-Boateng, the former Spurs and P...