[Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?

[Gales, Graham W]

There was a short note in the Herald Sun recently (in an editorial?) that students at a state secondary college (Noble Park?) would be using iPads next year as their 'text books'.

I read it to mean that the students' text books would be available electronically and then loaded onto an iPad.  

Thus
 no heavy texts to carry to class each lesson 
 less weight in school bags to take home
 every child has the same/  right edition of the text
 text can incorporate active web links and linked video clips (as long as school network allows access to sites)
 no chance to recoup costs of text books via resale(?), or will the cost be significantly reduced as there are no printing costs now?

Would this mean the students buy an iPad on which the books/ resources are loaded?  or do they lease it?  Can the iPad with the loaded texts be resold? 

Anyone else heard of this? or doing something similar?


Graham Gales
Bright P-12 College


-----Original Message-----
From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of WEIR Andrew
Sent: Fri 10/12/2010 1:39 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?
 
Kevork,

I have seen no further update from the catholic system. The one I sent
below was published on the 8th of July by the CEO from DEEWR advice
received on the 23rd of June.

However I am not surprised with the response. I think the last lines
about it being up to the state authorities to see if it meets the needs
is the loop hole used by DEECD.

I would be interested in any findings that come from the state trials.

So it seems as DEEWR may say yes buy DEECD say No atleast until there is
an eduSTAR IPAD OS or the trials are finished.

I wish it was a little clearer.

 

Andrew

 




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