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If you want to level the playing field then giving out devices that are effectively only useful for consuming content is not the way to go.
by Nullabillity 12y ago
If you want to level the playing field then giving out devices that are effectively only useful for consuming content is not the way to go.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoThere's a lot of reasons why the plan didn't work out, but your objection seems more like a knee-jerk anti-Apple catchphrase. An iPad with the proper software (which these obviously did not have) is quite capable of presenting indexed, hyperlinked course material, distributing schedules and assignments, helping students communicate with the teacher and each other, and so forth. If you want to argue that there are better ways to do all these things, that's fine, but the "only good for consuming content" thing is awfully shallow.
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- Nullabillity 12y agoIt's not just about Apple (though they did a lot to start the trend), I'd have the same objection if it was an Android/Windows/whatever tablet. I suppose it depends on what your goal is. If it is to give people a device to use for reading texts then I suppose it's fine. If you want people to reply, or to provide a level playing field outside of school then what I said still applies.