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IPAD's for Education?

Posted on 03/11/11 by User_image_bgMobileYouthInnovator

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Can we use the IPAD for education in the developing world?

From pbs.org:

"Imagine for just a second, how the publisher/textbook industry would change if every student in a classroom had a tablet. Textbooks would no longer be printed on paper (the environment thanks you), and the publishers could then charge a “rental” fee or subscription. The information could be immediately updated unlike the current format of a textbook that in some instances is obsolete before it is in the hands of the user. When the rental time expires, there is nothing to throw away or take up space. Imagine the learning that can occur when students and teachers are connected in a way that desktops and even laptops cannot provide in the digital (or should we call it mobile) age."

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  • on 03/13/11, by jkcarillo:

    in universities, most students like me bring their own laptops or iPads. during class our lecturer just tells us to grabs the materials needed for the class from the network. We connect to it and we are able to do the work thats needed to be done. I feel its somewhat better for both the lecturer and the student. However i wouldnt recommend it for normal schools. The art of writing is still important and should still be pushed through regardless of sophisticated gadgets. Writing is an art that has been passed to us for many generations. The high end gadgets are pretty useful for a lot of people at work, however, gadgets aren't there forever. Apparently, penmanship shows the character of the person. That's unique. Therefore, each of us will never have the same hand writing. If we didn't know how to write then how will each of us be unique?

  • on 03/23/11, by ChrystianneShanthel:

    It's not the same, Ipad consumes energy and energy=$$. So it would cost more in the long run because books can last for hundreds of years and if you rip a page you can always tape it back. If you break a screen it costs $100-300 and if you lose the tablet that's another $400-500. A textbook would cost $100 and can be resold and last hundreds of years while the Ipad would cost $500+$2000 in maintenance for every hundred years...

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