It’s not just a pretty face. The iPad can work seriously and will get better at it if those with high level technical skills create better, meatier applications. ars tecnica has an excellent article from a person who uses the iPad for sysadmin and who explains clearly and well how this can be an advantage. PCWorld also has a discussion of a 30 day trial to see whether an iPad can replace a computer. Most of us by now use tablets for some activities and then use laptops and desktops for serious work. We need to keep pushing the boundaires with tablets to make themmore flexible for heavier tasks and that comes back to applications development. By making better use of tablets we can increase their educational value and by increasing their educational value we can increase their use. In terms of ease of carrying and managing they can be a good option. Classroom Aid gives you a lot help with establishing some good and inventive productivity with tablets, including the building of applications. We need to take a fresh look at tablets now we are more used to them and what they can do so we can get more power use from them.
E-WOT
Classroom technology and educating for the 21st Century
I wonder Sally how much time you invest in keeping abreast with these rapidly-developing teaching technologies.
Sally, I feel the following will interest you to write a post about
4. How Twitter Is Helping Students Graduate With Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]
Did you know that 84 percent of schools have used Twitter to send up-to-date announcements to students? Moreover, studies have shown that students who use Twitter in the classroom achieve a higher GPA by an average of 0.5 points, and professors are now far more likely to allow laptops in the classroom than they are calculators – 98 percent of classrooms now have internet access, and 91 percent of college faculty engage in social media as part of their course work.
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/top-10-twitter-090912_b28158
We have laptops and next year all the students will have them. It changes delivery and approach. Some sites like Twitter are blocked.From the Dept point of view it is a safety thing. it can be a big headache having Net access in class but it can also be exhilarating !