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Cranks are not esthetically pleasing. And if Apple did create iCrank, you'd have to go to the Apple store to have someone replace it when it broke off. But we

Cranks are not esthetically pleasing. And if Apple did create iCrank, you'd have to go to the Apple store to have someone replace it when it broke off. But we both digress... But seriously, they said the same thing about computers in general, about their ability to bring more depth of interactivity and detail to learning. Somehow I doubt lack of specific kinds of technology are the major hindrance to learning today, at least in developed countries, er, ahem, the US.

samratjp 17y ago
iCranks jokes aside, the biggest point that's important is that great teachers with decent tech can make wonders but great tech can't necessarily fix broken teachers. Well, the education marketplace in the U.S. is not that organized and I can't think of that many great apps out there I would personally use in an academic setting. The reason why I think Apple has a whack at this because the iPad is very primal in the way you interact with the device; but the App store is what makes the iPxx successful.
- thwarted 17y ago
  You think Apple has a whack at bringing technology into the classroom/education because the interaction is primal? Never mind that Apple has traditionally had a major share of the education market, I don't think specific technology or UX/UI is the major hindrance to continued/increased use of computers in the classroom, it has more to do with finances, politics, perception of what it means to be "computer-literate", the lack of applications that are truly educational (rather than mostly rote memorization and bookkeeping (the kind that exist now that we agree that we wouldn't use in an academic setting)).