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State Educational Agencies Publish K-12 Content via Apple iTunes U


apple itunes distributes k-12 educational material On July 1st, Apple announced the availability of educational content for K-12 teachers. The content organized by State Agencies is provided mostly by higher-learning institutions and focuses on professional development. Today there are only eleven different agencies providing sites, with five of them based in the state of New Jersey.

The mix of content forms includes: PDF, video and audio. Some provide links to more digital content distribution platforms hosted by the content providers or thier partners.

In addition iTunes U provides many content providers with a centralized distribution location visited by millions of potential consumers each day. Other content creators are finding ways to provide educational content over the iTunes platform. Here is a sort list:
  • WBGH
  • American Public Media
  • Open University
  • Yale
  • Stanford

So digital distribution platforms are springing up in all sorts of places these days. Does this new found delivery independance signal a serious challange to existing educational content providers?
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