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Please explain...

by proee 16y ago

Please explain...

aheilbut 16y ago
The iPad is too much fun. It's slightly better geared for single-tasking than a PC, but at any moment you're still three taps from every piece of attention-sucking media in the world. Although reading books works fine on an iPad, reading books is the only thing that works on a Kindle. And reading books is the behavior most critical to learning and becoming educated.
- ludwigvan 16y ago
  But is Kindle really good for textbooks where there are a lot of diagrams, pictures etc? It might be good for novels, but I don't agree it would be more suited to textbooks than iPad. Maybe if the DX price was lowered to normal Kindle price, it would be more appropriate; but at the moment if you are going to shell out 350$ for a Kindle DX, it is wiser to spend 150$ more to get an iPad.
  - wtallis 16y ago
    How many textbooks have you seen that actually need more than two or three colors to effectively communicate the point? Unless you're studying art or showing a really complicated map or 3d surface plot, the Kindle's 16-level grayscale should be enough. It would also have the effect of discouraging the gaudy, overly flashy designs textbook publishers use to distract from the lack of content. In my experience, for subjects like math or most basic science courses, the quality is inversely proportional to the number of colors of ink used.
- SmokenJoe 16y ago
  Self control and focus is just as important as bool learning. Learning how to think is also vital and the iPad can help develop this with tested puzzles simulations and learning labs. The iPad can be completely locked down so noting but your app or task works. You can also wipe it after each user with minimal fuss. It is the perfect tool for sharing though I agree it should be personal to get everything from it.
  - elai 16y ago
    After a while, you learn that the best method of self control is to remove the easy distractions. And the design of the ipad is an easy distraction. Lock down would imply you don't own it. PG even does that by having two computers, and his work computer is not connected to the internet. If he needs something from the internet, he needs to get up and go across the room to the internet computer to get it.

Please explain...

by proee 16y ago

Please explain...

The iPad is too much fun. It's slightly better geared for single-tasking than a PC, but at any moment you're still three taps from every piece of attention-sucking media in the world. Although reading books works fine on an iPad, reading books is the only thing that works on a Kindle. And reading books is the behavior most critical to learning and becoming educated.

ludwigvan 16y ago
But is Kindle really good for textbooks where there are a lot of diagrams, pictures etc? It might be good for novels, but I don't agree it would be more suited to textbooks than iPad. Maybe if the DX price was lowered to normal Kindle price, it would be more appropriate; but at the moment if you are going to shell out 350$ for a Kindle DX, it is wiser to spend 150$ more to get an iPad.
- wtallis 16y ago
  How many textbooks have you seen that actually need more than two or three colors to effectively communicate the point? Unless you're studying art or showing a really complicated map or 3d surface plot, the Kindle's 16-level grayscale should be enough. It would also have the effect of discouraging the gaudy, overly flashy designs textbook publishers use to distract from the lack of content. In my experience, for subjects like math or most basic science courses, the quality is inversely proportional to the number of colors of ink used.
SmokenJoe 16y ago
Self control and focus is just as important as bool learning. Learning how to think is also vital and the iPad can help develop this with tested puzzles simulations and learning labs. The iPad can be completely locked down so noting but your app or task works. You can also wipe it after each user with minimal fuss. It is the perfect tool for sharing though I agree it should be personal to get everything from it.
- elai 16y ago
  After a while, you learn that the best method of self control is to remove the easy distractions. And the design of the ipad is an easy distraction. Lock down would imply you don't own it. PG even does that by having two computers, and his work computer is not connected to the internet. If he needs something from the internet, he needs to get up and go across the room to the internet computer to get it.