Think Different

5 Reasons Why the iPad Will Stay King of the Classroom  

An article by Adam Webster

Assistant Director of Learning and Teaching at a secondary school in Surrey, England. 

I read this article about iPads in the classroom today.  It is what I have been trying to say for quite a while now, but couldn't find the words.  

Reason #1-

"The biggest and most oft-heard criticism of the iPad usually revolves around it not behaving like a desktop PC or laptop. The people making this complaint are simply missing the point. Apple aren’t trying to make a laptop replacement, why would they? They make a couple of extremely good ones! The iPad is a new kind of device that asks you to think and work differently.

The fact that it isn’t a laptop, to me, is its greatest attribute."

That's exactly it!  The iPad is a new kind of device.  My class has discovered all kinds of things that you can create with the iPad.  They take notes and complete reading comprehension assignments.  They also take pictures and videos of science experiments and even make their own videos about things like prepositions or the Panama Canal.  The possibilities are endless and the kids are up for the challenge!  

I encourage you to read this entire article, it may give you some clarity or open your eyes to a "different" way of thinking.