Thinking About iPads

What the iPad Is and What it Isn’t

on the Langwitches Blog

As teachers are seeing more and more iPads in education and either using their own devices or being given a teacher iPad or a class set, it is important to realize what the iPad is and what it isn’t.
The first realization needs to be that the iPad is not (yet) intended to be a replacement for a laptop. It falls short in several areas when comparing it with a laptop, such as:

• memory storage
• ability to allow for easy use of multiple users
• heavy typing tasks
• traditional software programs such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, etc.

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