I talked with the Apple rep and he said that at this point they would not recommend to use it for a one to one. It has its benefits and is not built for the laptop market.
Keith Stoeber Network Administrator Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track Coach Sioux Central CSD 4440 US Highway 71 Sioux Rapids, IA 50585 (P) 712-283-2571 x 5900 (F) 712-283-2285 "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation." - John F. Kennedy ---------------------------------------- From: "Scott Fosseen [Prairie Lakes AEA]" <sfoss...@aea8.k12.ia.us> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 12:16 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] iPad pro/con That is an issue, but I expect solutions will come out to address it. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:11 AM To: Subject: RE: [info-tech] iPad pro/con > Scott - Makes since I agree with you but how do you ensure that students > do not bring in undesirable things like porn on their tablets? What does > this do to CIPA compliancy? Since students today are growing up in a media > rich environment perhaps it is time to look at how restrictive we are and > if it is really important to nail systems down tight to protect kids from > experiencing some aspects of life @ school. When they walk out the school > doors they are unprotected. > > Thanks, > Tony Richardson, > Technology Coordinator > Humboldt Community School District > trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us > > ________________________________ > > From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of Scott Fosseen [Prairie > Lakes AEA] > Sent: Mon 2/1/2010 3:16 PM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: Re: [info-tech] iPad pro/con > > > Sorry for the delay in my post. > > I do think in concept the iPad is a potential "Tool" that could be used in > a 1-to-1. Would it replace a 1-to-1 Laptop project? If you are going to > be having students doing things like video editing I don't see it. > > But thinking "Outside the box" in concept I see that it could be a lower > cost alternative to a laptop project. > > Used in conjunction to Moodle, or similar web based solution the "Pad" > could be used to work in the class electronically. The pad could be used > in a Moodle course to view/review content, take quiz/tests, and > participate in Chat/Forums. This would become more of a pen/paper > replacement than a "Computer" for the class. > > With electronic rights to Textbooks the students would only have to take > home 1 device weighing less than 2 pounds instead of a backpack full of > textbooks. > > But it does not have....., Is it that big of a deal, Just don't think of > it as a "Computer" or "Laptop", but a whole new class of device. > > As a Palm Owner since the original units were released I saw it as a great > technology. A device to supplement the computer, allowing me to take the > computer data I use the most with me on a small handheld. It was never > designed to "Replace" the computer, and I think that was the secret to its > success. Although the Palm is on the verge of extinction I still see the > concept as a good one. The "Pad" type of device I see as a similar > technology. Not a computer replacement, but a supplement. With > technology moving to "The Cloud" I guess I don't see a big deal with the > lack of USB/SD/Firewire or other jacks, plugs, or holes in the device. I > would think with no moving parts, maintenance should be minimal compared > to a laptop. The cost also would/could allow you to purchase 2-3 "Pads" > to one Laptop. > > Of course the bad news is that a district would probably still have to > maintain traditional computers for higher end processing such as > Video/Photo editing, CAD, and such. > > I guess what I am saying is don't look at this as a traditional computer, > but as a new different kind of tool, then think about the problems it > could solve. > > > From: Timothy A. Limbert > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:17 AM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: RE: [info-tech] iPad pro/con > > > Kurt, > > > > Yes, I actually agree with you that this is probably not a good 1:1 > device, at least not if you expect students to really be able to create > and produce. I feel the same way about netbooks. They have a place, and > are useful for certain things, but if I'm going to base a full-time > take-home 1:1 program around a device, it would be a real fully-functional > laptop. I can see some educational uses of the iPad (or a netbook, or an > iPod touch, or...), but I'm thinking of certain specific applications, not > as general purpose machines. > > > > My feeling is that its main benefit is to push technology in a certain > direction that might really develop into something. I mean, remember the > Apple Newton? It didn't amount to much on its own, but it sure pushed > technology in a direction that's become very important today. I'm looking > for these 'slate' devices to morph quickly into the next generation of > handheld computing devices. > > > > --- > > Timothy A. Limbert > > Technology Coordinator > > Newell-Fonda CSD > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
