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Assignment #1: Websites & Articles //How will the iPad change education// The iPad will change education because it allows students to be more productive, be mobile, and connect to community. The article also talked about the publishing industry which is something I didn’t think about with the iPad. Instead of printing out copies of textbooks, students would be able to use the iPad to read materials. The publisher could charge a rental fee for the subscription. This would save money, paper, and time for everyone involved. //Measuring the iPads potential for education// One of the things that many people in education would be concerned about when introducing new technology is the cost. Most ipads cost around $500. The article made the point that even though the cost is $500, it is still more cost effective than purchasing textbooks and/or laptop computers for the classroom. The applications that students can gain from the ipads will better fit the needs of the consistently emerging technologies. Technology teacher Barbara Schroeder talked about ten ways that educators can use the iPad in the classroom. Some that were the most relevant to me and what I teach include: loading ebooks, using google docs to have collaborative writing, search for a podcast on certain topic of study, subscribe to periodicals and newspapers, download the keynote app for presentations. Many of the projects I do in my class are group projects and one important aspect of the iPad that I like is the internet base and the ability to have collaborative work through google docs. Schroeder, Barbara (2010, April 23). //10 Ways to Use the iPad in the Classroom.// Retrieved from http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/ipad-2/
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This article discusses how schools are receiving grants to incorporate technology into the classroom. Many school are choosing to purchase iPads for their classrooms. The schools that have purchased them are using them to replace textbooks, turn in papers, and record student digital portfolios. Another district’s primary justification for purchasing is their effort to go paperless. Some think the cost of the iPads are too expensive but schools are combating that by saying they will be able to combine a lot of different resources into one place.

Hu, Winnie (2011, January 4). //Math that moves: Schools Embrace the iPad.// Retrieved from []
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This article was all about ways that educators can use the iPad in the classroom. At the bottom of the article, readers are able to respond to things that they have done as well. One interesting thing that I saw that I would want to use in class is the iWork Suite which allows students to use word processing, slideshow presentations, and create spreadsheets. Each iWork is only $10. Without actually looking at this program, I think its pretty impressive and a great price considering MS suite is a couple hundred of dollars on a regular PC. Many schools want technology in the classroom and are trying to choose between iPads and netbooks and I just think looking to the future, iPads are more pratical. (2010, January 28). //An iPad in Every Classroom: First Impressions of Apple’s Tablet in Education.// Retrieved from http://wirededucator.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/an-ipad-in-every-classroom-apples-itablet-in-education-n/ This article talked about the difference between Kindle and the iPad in the college classroom. The author thought that the iPad would be more relevant now in the future. I found through all the articles that I read, one of the biggest advantages for the iPad in education is the ability to go paperless. The article talked about how the iPad could reduce 20 textbooks. I know a current debate that I hear in high schools is the weight and the stress that textbooks have on a person’s back and as I was reading these articles I couldn’t help but think of the iPad as one of the solutions. Damast, Alison (2010, November 19). //Apple iPad Enters the MBA Classroom.// Retrieved fromhttp://www.businessweek.com/bschools/blogs/mba_admissions/archives/2010/11/apple_ipad_enters_the_mba_classroom.html
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This article also discussed the decision of having students have a laptop or an iPad for the classroom. Again, the author agreed with most of the other articles that I read in that iPad not only can do what a laptop does but so much more. It is the most cost effective option when compared to the two. The ability to download textbooks and be mobile are among the two most popular reasons why the iPad is the best current form of technology for the classroom.

Stefano, Angela (2010, May 8). //The IPad: A Revolutionary Classroom Tools?// Retrieved from http://www.thenextgreatgeneration.com/2010/05/08/ipad-revolutionary-classroom-tool/