[luckystarmom]

My kids’ private school is switching to iPads. I think it’s a terrble idea.

First, I like the idea of books being availble as ebooks, but it should be up to the family to decide what works for them. My twns shared hard copy books and the older one passed down the books to his twin sisters.

Second, there are a lot of tablets that are cheaper than ipads. I’s prefer a choice.

Personally, I think the ipads are gong to be a distraction in class. Facebbook, etc.

The kids are still going to need a laptop fbecause you can’t easily type on an ipad.

I think it is a huge waste of money for a private or public school.

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The kids are still going to need a laptop because you can’t easily type on an ipad.

This is an interesting concern. The students should be expected to type. BUT - what is going to happen when the touchpad generation graduates from high school? We're already seeing the impact of this in colleges where students don't know how to type or navigate to a file-folder on a network and then save and/or retrieve a file. Facebook simple does not equal an education.

[SeaHawkFan]

You can get a keyboard for under $30.

[JCBreckenridge]

As a teacher I don’t even put assignments out on the computer. We use books, thank you very much.

I love computers, but I don’t use them in my class. No electronic devices.