Sentences with phrase «reading technology still»

While other forms of electronics are available on the market, such as smartphones and tablet PCs, digital reading technology still has a strong foothold in the world of ebooks.

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«As technology continues to change education in remarkable ways, and hundreds of entrepreneurs, teachers, and investors put their minds to harnessing its promise, it's still worth reading Sal Khan's description of his serendipitous entry, unpretentious philosophy, and profound impact on the world of education.

Technology is the future whether you like it or not, so even if you have no intention of being a programmer or software developer, you still need to know how to read and write basic code.

Quick Hits is still coming together for this week, but if you're hungry for a digital politics reading fix, try the latest Campaigns & Elections magazine Technology Bytes column.

E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages

And recent surveys suggest that although most people still prefer paper — especially when reading intensively — attitudes are changing as tablets and e-reading technology improve and reading digital books for facts and fun becomes more common.

As digital texts and technologies become more prevalent, we gain new and more mobile ways of reading — but are we still reading as attentively and thoroughly?

E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but reading on paper still has its advantages

He was the first president since John F. Kennedy to do that, and if you read that speech, which is still on the web I believe — both at the Academy web site and my friend Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, is in the front row — and it's also on the White House web site — what you will find is although the president was clear about the practical applications of science and technology to our great challenges as I've mentioned, he probably spent two thirds of that talk talking about the importance of basic science; the importance of fundamental research in science and technology to our national well - being; and the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

Despite improvements in genomics technology, the detection of structural variants (SVs) from short - read sequencing still poses challenges, particularly for complex variation.

Regardless of what your personal preference is, the technology aspect of dating is here... Why Best Buy Is Still a Buy Despite the Return of Circuit City and Read More...

Even in a world with all this technology, it's still important to allow time for reading in class.

Technology still hasn't solved the biggest time crunch: reading, responding, and grading essays.

There was a wealth of technology and opportunity for my students, but I still had kids who couldn't read.

While there is still a focus on basic skills such as math, reading and writing, MNCS teachers also focus heavily on 1) Environmental experiential learning; 2) Project - based learning; 3) Responsive classroom; 4) Character education; and 5) Technology.

Multifunction tablets, phones, and computers still have their place in teaching and learning; however, it is always important to remember that technology shouldn't be a distraction from reading and writing as the emphasis of instruction.

But even with updated facilities and technology, educators still struggled to motivate students, many of whom had come to St. Paul School already behind in their reading abilities.

While the Learning Commons is buzzing with technology, it is still a place where students can sit and read a book.

Despite improvements in engine efficiency — e.g., with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust - driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function — about 60 % of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining... Read more →

But I still do have a good sized shelf of my all time, read them over and over, favorites because sometimes I just enjoy turning those pages:) I think there is plenty of room for both in my world:) I think how and when they were worked into this story was a perfect example of how we often end up working technology into our lives at just the right time.

And yet the technology hasn't quite got there for illustrated books, unless programming is involved (I am thinking iPad), and, put quite simply, those considerable number of people who still would rather read a print book.

While print books are never going to disappear completely, (too many people still like the smell of paper and the act of turning a page), it is inevitable that reading books would evolve with technology just like the music and film industries have.

This is one of the first tablets to use Pixel QI technology, and will certainly sit well with people who love to read books via e-Ink and still like their full color computing experience.

In some regards, they are still accurate; new technologies and new platforms are launching every day, and new opportunities for readers, writers,... [Read more...]

Whether something is «obsolete» is often subjective; you can still hook up a cart and horse to ride into town to buy groceries, and you can still read a paper book, so those old technologies could arguably be considered «not obsolete.»

I am with you in believing that Alexa and other similar technologies will, no doubt, be able to read books to us; the ability to do that is pretty much already there; but I wonder if (in the way that vinyl purists still prefer their music in that format) there'll be audio book narrator purists who enjoy a particular voice actor to read a piece.

But there's a complication when deciding on how to read ebooks: technology hasn't stood still while e-ink has been developing.

I read both print and e-book and my kids still read print books exclusively, but times are changing, so I wonder whether print will become absolete because of technology.

The accessibility of digital reading experiences has improved dramatically over recent years, but it is still incredibly difficult to identify a reading experience (app or hardware) which you know will work with the latest EPUB 3 publications, and with specific combinations of assistive technology to provide a fully accessible reading experience.

Much of the technology is in place, and more continues to be refined, though certainly much more still can and should be done, and some reading platforms are much more hospitable than others.

Though a major factor that makes printed books still dominate the markets is the reading experience, but technology is blurring the lines between real and virtual.

Stepping back from the technology a second, Pearl's contrast remains clearly limited — its white shades still markedly grey — but the reading experience it offers is nevertheless great.

The Eee Pad Transformer Prime boasts a wide 178 ° viewing angle IPS display, protected by Corning ® Gorilla ® Glass, which features new ASUS technology to enhance the brightness of the screen for a better outdoor reading experience while still offering a remarkably vivid and brilliant viewing experience of photos, books, videos, movies and web pages indoors.

E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages.

As digital texts and technologies become more prevalent, we gain new and more mobile ways of reading — but are we still reading as attentively and thoroughly?

Still others (such as Apple iBooks) apply a proprietary DRM — «Digital Rights Management» technology that encrypts the content of an EPUB file such that it can only be read on the vendor's own software and can't be «sideloaded» into other EPUB compatible reading systems — note that while Apple doesn't make their FairPlay DRM available to 3rd - party reading systems, even on Apple devices and computers, Apple iBooks does allow users to «sideload» non-DRM protected EPUB files that come from arbitrary sources.

And recent surveys suggest that although most people still prefer paper — especially when reading intensively — attitudes are changing as tablets and e-reading technology improve and reading digital books for facts and fun becomes more common.

If you wanted something practical for reading, there wasn't really an alternative: the first iPad was still five years in the future and the technology of the time would have left almost anything relying on an LCD horribly underpowered and at the mercy of a mains cable, not to mention a fair bit more expensive.

In other words, Amazon should add so many new attributes (features, services and technologies) to it's Kindle that people who are serious about reading will still buy the Kindle even if they already have an iPad.

The screen technology they use is reflective so you get some glare, some tablets such as the Nook handle this better due to it's VividView technology, but it still isn't as good at reading outdoors or in a brightly lit room as eReaders are.

Ebook sites are still mostly focused on the issues related to technology rather than pleasures of reading.

She read its dialogue between a technology - loving jackass, and a monkey who still loves books.

She'd read its dialogue between a technology - loving jackass, and a monkey who still loves books.

Although libraries have more technology and better computers than they did when I was a kid, they still play about the same role — they're a great way for kids to direct their own reading, do research, and build social skills.

But if you're still reading here, can I presume you (tentatively) agree cryptocurrencies are actually money (or an asset class), and blockchain is potentially a hugely disruptive / even foundational technology?

Despite the advent of technology, it's still nice to be offline to read a book or two.

«I've gone through a lot of art by painting and using technology, and still, somehow, come back to more traditional practices,»... Read More

Addendum Vaclav Smil, an essential touchstone on risk, resources and technology, has weighed in afresh in American Scientist with an overview of Japan's challenges in the wake of its multifaceted, and still unfolding, calamity and a must - read critique of «the latest infatuations» related to the global energy challenge.

Lynas's post in Slate, «The True Story About Who Destroyed a Genetically Modified Rice Crop,» is essential reading if you care about ending malnutrition and want to try to retain at least a shred of reality in discussions of the role of technology in creating healthy societies on a still - thriving planet.

There are at least 20 different physical formats of tape still in use, all of which require the appropriate hardware and given the frequency of technology refreshes, it is highly unlikely that tapes from seven years ago can be read in a current solution.