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PBS article- This article talked about how tablet pc's will change education by giving students up to date information all the time. Students could have every school book, encyclopedia, math equation, spell checker, grammar checker, language translator right in their palm. I agree that laptops, ipod, ipad, and kindles can be a great asset to education. The one thing it doesn't talk about is how do we get this in every students hands. If you ask schools to pay for them you're crazy and if it is something parents need to buy for their child, I think you are nuts.

T.H.E. Journal article
This article was two peoples perspectives on how the ipad will change education. One from a girl that is very interested in mac products such as ipod and ipad. She was disappointed that the ipad did not have a camera, but thought it would be great to use in the classroom. The other person thought the ipad would be better than the macbook he had because it was more portable. They also liked the potential that textbook had with this device. I feel the same way. Students would have a dynamic read in front of them. They could click on words they did not know and the device could give them definitions, pictures or synonyms. One problem I am having with portable devices now is that the wifi is blocked at our school and many apps need wifi to run properly.

Mohlman, L. (2010, October 21).Learning initiative puts iPad innovation inside classroom. //Indiana Daily Student//. retrieved from http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=77875
In this article, she explains what some colleges are doing with this technology. They set their class into groups and let them collaborate on projects using their ipads. I thought using twitter was a great idea for groups to bounce ideas off of each other. From the comments from the students, this would be a good tool to use in the classroom. Like many other strategies, this should not be the only way to teach students.\

Provenzano, N. (2010, May 3). Ipad in my classroom. //The Nerdy Teacher.// retrieved from http://www.thenerdyteacher.com/2010/05/ipad-in-my-classroom.html

This article is what a teacher is doing with an Ipad in his classroom. He says that DropBox is the app to get. He also talks about why he got the 3G coverage for his Ipad. It is useful to take attendance, put in grades and do all of this while walking around the room. He also likes the app Planbook because it can sync up to iCal and you are able to set up the dates to re-occur for next year when you tech it. This app would help me eliminate the paper planning book.

Roberts, A. (2010, November 7). iPad more than a gadget. //News Center.// retrieved from http://news.wfu.edu/2010/11/07/ipad-more-than-a-gadget/

Students in North Carolina have the oppurtunity to use the iPad in the classroom to help with their learning. Wake Forest student teachers are integrating this technology in to the class they are student teaching in. Some students are studying the affects of iPad, vs. smart board vs. a desktop. Right now, they are only using them in the lower level classrooms. Next semester they are testing in out in the high school.

M, T. (2010, February 3). Six ways the iPad will Transform Education. Edutechnophobia. retrieved from http://edutechnophobia.com/2010/02/six-ways-the-ipad-will-transform-education/

Textbooks on an iPad would be great because schools could choose to use the internet instead of a textbook. Learning would be more dynamic from the digital textbook as compared to a paper textbook. Notetaking would become easier to save and file away to study from. If a student misses a day, they could get the notes from a friend via email. Classrooms could go green by sending out e-tests and e-problems which could be graded the instant a student finishes the question. Students could from study groups around the iPad. This could also individualize learning more, by focusing the learning on what the student needs.

M, T. (2010, February 8). Common concerns about the iPad's use in Education. Edutechnophobia. retrieved from http://edutechnophobia.com/2010/02/common-concerns-about-the-ipads-use-in-education/

This article talks about the many ways the iPad could hurt education. How do we ensure students are using this for the right reason, education and not games? The iPad does not have a good word processing program like Microsoft word. How do student write a paper? The last point made is how do schools afford a classroom set of iPads? So many schools are cutting teachers, they could never justify buying that many iPads. After reading this article I tried to think of my math classroom, and what struggles I would have. Math is a hard subject to complete on a computer. The iPad would have to have an app to help with formulas or writing equations more easily.