Saint Clair Area Adds Ebook Program to Schools (Republican Herald)

Trying to tailor the learning environment to the needs and interests of the students, the Saint Clair Area School District recently added an ebook program to allow its students to access books in the cloud. more

Kindles Fire Up Students’ Desire for Learning (The Tennessean)

The myON reader from Capstone Digital engages students at all reading levels by providing a personalized reader-friendly environment that includes a list of over 2,000 enhanced digital books. more

EdTech Digest Awards 2012: Standing Room Only (EdTech Digest)

EdTech Digest announces finalists for the 2012 Awards Program. more

TOC Bologna: Digital Kids’ Publishers Try to Chart the Path Ahead (Publishers Weekly)

Declaring that we are in the middle of “the transition that will define the future of the book,” Raccah also discussed some of the more recent players on the children’s scene (including Scholastic’s Storia and Capstone’s MyOn as well as challenges (file size, pricing, a multitude of platforms and formats, discoverability) and trends like the growing functionality of e-books, with such features as animation, narration, and interactivity becoming more common. more

Digital Reader Goes Mobile (Tech & Learning’s Ed Tech Ticker)

Capstone Digital announces the launch of new mobile capabilities for myON™ reader. more