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Control: There's parental control and control is the same problem you would have with a laptop (at least you won't be able to play flash games ;) ) Software:Sc

Control: There's parental control and control is the same problem you would have with a laptop (at least you won't be able to play flash games ;) ) Software:Schools can apply for the Education program and purchase software at 50%. While I haven't tried myself, I'm sure that if they let you buy in bulk they won't lock your account while you are doing it (if you are an authorized buyer). Power: Not sure you have tried an iPad but mine lasts days without being charged. Can't say the same about my laptop. Kids Content: again, parental control. Also who said that giving each kid an iPad is the only way to use tablets in a classroom. We had teachers contacting us because they were using SyncPad ( http://mysyncpad.com http://mysyncpad.com ) in place of devices like SmartBoards (that if I'm not mistaken can cost up to $40,000). At that point they would need only one or few iPads to pass around to actually interact with on the whiteboard when asked, while everyone else can follow looking at the board itself or on their laptop.

TomOfTTB 16y ago
Control: I'm talking about control in the classroom. Being able to stop a kid from browsing the Internet while you are giving a lecture. Power: If you think an iPad will last all day while constantly in use you haven't tried it. In my test it ran for 6 hours and change which isn't enough to get a kid through a whole day of classes plus make it through the ride home. Kids Content: Parental Control won't survive a hard reset and kids aren't stupid. Finally there are plenty of ways tablets can be used in the classroom but that wasn't the premise of the article being discussed. The premise of the article being discussed was giving each kid a laptop in place of textbooks
- glhaynes 16y ago
  Are any of those dealbreakers though? There are all sorts of non-tech things that go on in the classroom and can't be controlled other than by the "old fashioned" method of the teacher looking around. I'd be really surprised if a student ever needed to have their tablet on for six full hours out of the day - my kids are only in school for 7 hours total, and if you take out lunch, PE, recess, bathroom breaks, and time without textbooks open, I'd guess they'd only need about 3-4 hours max (they certainly don't have to use it during the ride home). And is the parental control situation any different with iPad than with any other computer? Anyway, I'm not saying that iPads are necessarily right to replace textbooks (maybe, maybe not - I'd be way more excited about using them in school in other ways besides), but these reasons don't seem like serious problems to me.

TomOfTTB 16y ago

Control: I'm talking about control in the classroom. Being able to stop a kid from browsing the Internet while you are giving a lecture. Power: If you think an iPad will last all day while constantly in use you haven't tried it. In my test it ran for 6 hours and change which isn't enough to get a kid through a whole day of classes plus make it through the ride home. Kids Content: Parental Control won't survive a hard reset and kids aren't stupid. Finally there are plenty of ways tablets can be used in the classroom but that wasn't the premise of the article being discussed. The premise of the article being discussed was giving each kid a laptop in place of textbooks

glhaynes 16y ago
Are any of those dealbreakers though? There are all sorts of non-tech things that go on in the classroom and can't be controlled other than by the "old fashioned" method of the teacher looking around. I'd be really surprised if a student ever needed to have their tablet on for six full hours out of the day - my kids are only in school for 7 hours total, and if you take out lunch, PE, recess, bathroom breaks, and time without textbooks open, I'd guess they'd only need about 3-4 hours max (they certainly don't have to use it during the ride home). And is the parental control situation any different with iPad than with any other computer? Anyway, I'm not saying that iPads are necessarily right to replace textbooks (maybe, maybe not - I'd be way more excited about using them in school in other ways besides), but these reasons don't seem like serious problems to me.