The NYT ran an article the other day about some schools around the country that are buying iPads for all their students.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?emc=eta1
Both in the article itself and in the comments, there are those who say this is a great leap for education, and those that say the schools are wasting their money on yet another technology fad.
The lessons of Electrolux Screenfridge and On-Star -- early failures because the technology wasn't the full package it needed to be, but successes later when their tech stars aligned -- made me start to give more credence to those who are saying the iPad really IS different than failed tech-in-schools fads of the past... (it's flat, allowing for lots of eye contact and collaboration; it's fast; it's lighter than a typical textbook; it allows for image manipulation that brings lessons to life; etc....) Check it out!
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