tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post4600963447517137518..comments2023-10-23T15:59:33.310-04:00Comments on The Newsless Courier: CCSD's $9 Million iPad FizzleBabbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152952119296267993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post-29446345952690791792014-02-14T13:03:28.051-05:002014-02-14T13:03:28.051-05:00I don't know whether it's still going on, ...I don't know whether it's still going on, but a couple of years ago Charleston Catholic was one school that got a grant to provide IPads to middle-schoolers. Some of the benefits were that lessons could be loaded on the IPads, meaning the kids didn't have to lug home a backbreaking set of books. Teachers could load PowerPoint presentations of the next day's lessons, so the kids could review ahead of time what would be discussed. I can see real advantages to something like that - but of course, it all depends on how they're used.<br />Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post-65865466521487339812014-02-13T10:34:52.977-05:002014-02-13T10:34:52.977-05:00Technology is not a silver bullet. If the students...Technology is not a silver bullet. If the students are prepared, it's certainly a nice addition to a teachers toolbox. If used wisely I think iPads are certainly a great addition to any classroom. If you look at the schools that got the iPads they are all Title I schools where a lot of the students struggle with basic skills. A lot of the kids today are sloppy, undisciplined thinkers. If iPads help them address those issues fine but in the meantime, teach them the basics, teach them to think critically, then give them the technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post-3308273042990019172014-02-11T20:06:17.796-05:002014-02-11T20:06:17.796-05:00The bottom line is that this is how students learn...The bottom line is that this is how students learn. And while there is no substitute for the highly effective classroom teacher, technology, and the meaningful engagement of students in this technology, simply is how they learn. To deny this is to put one's head in the sand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com