Monday, April 23, 2012

Will iPad change education?


If every student in a classroom had a tablet the publisher/textbook industry would change. We will all “go green” because the textbooks would no longer be printed on paper, instead the publishers could then charge a “Rental” fee, subscription or we would just buy eBooks. When the rental time expires there is nothing to throw away or take up space. I would definitely like this change and I could see it happen in every school in a decade or two. Imagine the learning that could occur when students and teachers are connected in a way that desktops and even laptops cannot provide. Imagine a student reading about a concept or topic, and being able to click on a link that brings up any manner of related items (video, interactive exercises, web links, sound for pronunciations, etc.). Students not only would be motivated to learn what you want them to, they might even be interested to dig deeper into any subject.

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