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Thread ID: 136247	2014-02-08 01:16:00	Hype about Ipads in schools	Digby (677)	PC World Chat

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1367093	2014-02-08 01:16:00	I have two questions with all the hype in the media about back to school and ipads etc. 1 Are they really a learning tool ? What do they actually do on them ? 2 Why do they always mention Ipads and not Android or Tablets ? Is this another con job by Apple? (like Apples in schools in the 1980's)	Digby (677)
1367094	2014-02-08 01:26:00	My kids schools have started ipad classes. And thats ipad only. Imo its a crock of ****. Yes, technology does need to be taught, yes our society is advancing past the point where data is recorded and distributed on dead trees, But it is not, and never should be about apple.	Metla (12)
1367095	2014-02-08 01:30:00	I have two questions with all the hype in the media about back to school and ipads etc. 1 Are they really a learning tool ? What do they actually do on them ? 2 Why do they always mention Ipads and not Android or Tablets ? Is this another con job by Apple? (like Apples in schools in the 1980's) When used correctly they definitely serve as a learning tool. I would say that a lot of the press (good and bad) is because they are iPads. It's definitely not a con job. I would say that the schools would have considered all tablet options available and the majority seem to have decided on iPads for various reasons.	Webdevguy (17166)
1367096	2014-02-08 01:34:00	I have two questions with all the hype in the media about back to school and ipads etc. 1 Are they really a learning tool ? What do they actually do on them ? 2 Why do they always mention Ipads and not Android or Tablets ? Is this another con job by Apple? (like Apples in schools in the 1980's) I know that in the past Microsoft has been a huge provider of software for students and schools at massively discounted prices although because they don't have the same availability of tablets and educational apps as the iPad does (for now) I would say that the iPad would be a better fit over all.	Webdevguy (17166)
1367097	2014-02-08 01:41:00	2 Why do they always mention Ipads and not Android or Tablets ? Is this another con job by Apple? (like Apples in schools in the 1980's) Well my old high school is going with Chromebooks... That said, they've always been behind in technology. They were using Windows 2000 when I started in 2006 :eek:	pcuser42 (130)
1367098	2014-02-08 01:44:00	Both these companies are intent on manipulating their customer base and future markets, as well as cock-blocking their opposition. I would give my full support to a bring-your-own-device class, and if the teacher can't handle that concept then they need to be moved back to teaching pre-school. What needs to be taught is the skill of using connected devices to find, authenticate and present data, to enhance their ability to learn using modern tools, Not to teach kids about the apple eco-system. Makes me a little sick.	Metla (12)
1367099	2014-02-08 01:46:00	I know that in the past Microsoft has been a huge provider of software for students and schools at massively discounted prices although because they don't have the same availability of tablets and educational apps as the iPad does (for now) I would say that the iPad would be a better fit over all. You need to step back another 2 decades at least.	Metla (12)
1367100	2014-02-08 01:49:00	They were using Windows 2000 when I started in 2006 :eek: Amstrads and C64 when I first came across them in school, though they were rolled over by Apple Macs. Thank god for the Amiga 500.	Metla (12)
1367101	2014-02-08 19:25:00	I would give my full support to a bring-your-own-device class, and if the teacher can't handle that concept then they need to be moved back to teaching pre-school. What needs to be taught is the skill of using connected devices to find, authenticate and present data, to enhance their ability to learn using modern tools, Not to teach kids about the apple eco-system. Makes me a little sick. Totally agree. Most teachers are idiots when it comes to this sort of thing.......they're so caught up in the hype of OMG an Ipad, they can't get past that. When my son was in Intermediate they started to have computers in schools - although only as "Computing Class". He knew more than the teacher, the teacher had zero idea how to operate it. Ditto a friend of mine at the time, he was into computers, he was a metalwork teacher, and as he was the only one with any idea, he was made IT person for the school then. Even he thought that was a joke... It's a tool, treat it as a tool, rather than the Answer To Everything. The net can be useful but it's like a rubbish tip, you have to wade through immense piles of crap to find the useful item. Most of it is rubbish. Even Wiki - you can't always trust what has been written......blindly accepting what you find on the net, well.... And Ipad? If they want, but no way should a brand be a requirement.	pctek (84)
1367102	2014-02-08 20:34:00	Both these companies are intent on manipulating their customer base and future markets, as well as cock-blocking their opposition. I would give my full support to a bring-your-own-device class, and if the teacher can't handle that concept then they need to be moved back to teaching pre-school. What needs to be taught is the skill of using connected devices to find, authenticate and present data, to enhance their ability to learn using modern tools, Not to teach kids about the apple eco-system. +1	Greg (193)
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