[elearning] iPads for schools

[Claire Adams]

I just spent my first day at school with my iPad today (and am typing
this on it!)
it was a major success! I have entered my timeline into the calendar,
can access the school's wifi - thus the Internet and all (ok most, not
flash) the learning resources on it.
I took the minutes for our ict committee meeting on it, very successfully.
If I can do all that, my (our) students can too.
You're right, it might not be too good for techie content creation,
but as a word processor, spreadsheet, and Internet info access device
it works really well, is relatively cheap, very portable, light, and
intuitive to use.

I support a 'trial'. I'm sure there will be kinks to work through,
that's why it's a trial.
Plus, if we want our students to create content and apps for mobile
devices they have to have access to them.

My two cents.

Claire Adams
IT Teacher
Cummins Area School
South Australia

On Monday, May 31, 2010, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Too late :-P  make sure you register the gPad and gthings ..
> Seriously though, Tony Richards did a good review about them on his podcast and I have had a chance to play with one now. They have their place and I think that there is going to be a big future with these slim, tablet devices. Sure they are not a full blown desktop computer but if my son can get to school and back with a foot scooter, there is probably no need to insist that he can only use his racing bike.
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> I wonder what will be the first publisher to hit the eBook market? There has been some good stuff shared on the national lists about the kindle and iPad.
> Regards Roland
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> On 31 May 2010 10:31, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
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> Excuse me a sec.  I've just got to run out and register trademarks for "oPad", "aPad", and "uPad" before they're snapped up in the oncoming pad stampede...
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> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Phil Brown <pdbrown at gmail.com> wrote:
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> iPads are good as content receivers but schools need content creators plus many of our digital repositories contain Flash which iPads cannot handle.. One of these maybe a better solution.... and they're conceived in Australia.
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> http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=183&c2=184&id=3172
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> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Victoria is going to undertake an extensive trial of iPads for schools
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> http://delimiter.com.au/2010/05/28/victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads-for-schools/
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> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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