This week, a Los Angeles high school came out and said that the IPads that they provided to student were not actually being used for education. What a shocker. One teacher against the use of the IPads said, "they kind of should have known this would happen." I completley agree with this teacher because IPads, in my opinion, provide no more educational benefit than pen and paper.
People in favor of the IPads would most likely say that the technology is good and its really effective to take notes or type in class. They also say that IPads can combine textbooks for lower costs, and the decreased weight from the IPad puts off a considerable amount of weight from the average textbook.
In my experience IPads are more often used for games and entertainement than for education. In addition, I find that the weight put on by backpacks is not considerable at all and doesnt seem to be a problem for kids who have been lugging around heavy backpacks for their whole lives. Pen and Paper seem to be more effective because they are quicker and more efficent to take notes on and charging isnt a constant worry.
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I couldn't agree more that the iPad initiative is a complete waste of time and has done more harm to the learning process than good. They are difficult to take notes on, so it is harder to remain at the pace of your teacher during lectures. And they also create a very easy way to open up time consuming apps for students who just don't feel like paying attention on a certain day. I see where this idea is coming from and I do believe that there should be a WILLING control group to experiment with. But it's unfair to put kids in a situation that they don't want to be in academically, especially with the competitive nature of our school
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