IPad 3

This is another addition to Technology Thursday. On Thursdays we will be highlighting a different online technology that Teachers can put to use in the classroom. These articles will be archived on the Resources page and filed under Technology.

Yesterday, Apple unveiled there new product to hit stores on March 16 the Ipad 3. It was not much different in my estimation than the second version (which is why if I were buying I would get the Ipad 2. NO I would get an android Tablet).

Anyway, I thought I would speak just for a minute about the interest in Apples infiltration into the education sector.

Photo Credit: http://www.techieday.com/ipad3-release-date/

There has been a good bit of discussion over the use of Ipads in the classroom. Which I tend to think could be pretty effective if teachers and students have the ability to work entirely from the cloud or almost entirely.

Where I teach not all students have internet access at home, and so it could be complicated in that situation.

The point of all of this is that Ipads can be a good thing in the classroom. However, the teacher who knows how to use the Ipad correctly is even better. Right now, I believe those teachers are in the minority.

My last point, why an Ipad? Why would we limit ourselves to one company. Android tablets are cheaper and can do pretty much anything an Ipad can do.

What do you think?