Kids Happily Return to School for New iPad 2

iPad education apps

My children are sad that summer has ended and now it’s back to school. However, one school has a remedy for the end of summer blues. Hand out an iPad 2 tablet to each student in your school instead of textbooks. Lake Minneola High School in Central Florida are doing just that. This is the first public school in Central Florida to purchase the iPad 2 for all their students at a cost of  about $700,000. However, school officials believe that the iPad 2 investment will actually save them money over the cost of textbooks. 

“Students learn differently now because of the technology,” said Kathy Halbig, innovative learning manager for the Lake school district who is overseeing the project. “Students are used to having multiple sources and being able to have more social collaboration in their learning process rather than just doing it sitting quietly and reading.”

Public schools in Florida are moving away from printed textbooks and plan to go all digital by 2015. This school pilot program at Lake Mineola will set the bar for the rest of Florida and possibly other states, who badly need to find additional costs savings for education. What a golden opportunity for iOS developers to enter the education arena and produce innovative iPad education apps. Apple understands the world of education better than other technology company and with the right iPad education apps, could quickly dominate the educational market.

Via: Orlando Sentinal

J. Ron Clendenin
 

Been an iPad user from day one of its release. Apple has been innovative from the beginning and now the rest of the world is getting on board. It's great to be able to spread the word about one of their mobile devices.

Anonymous

I love how this iPad 2 is going to change education for teachers and students.

Celtic26

This is honestly one of the worst ideas I have ever heard of in education. How many of these devices will be lost or broken? How many of these students will be beaten and robbed because they are now targets of thieves? How many of these kids will be suing due to some type of spying scandal that has already made headlines elsewhere? How many jobs will be lost due to the underproduction of school supplies that are not needed this year? How many of these kids will use these devices in other ways proving that the iPad is only a distraction in school? how many weaker kids will be bullied through the device with jerks taking pictures of them while being unaware in a restroom or locker room? How many of these students will learn nothing as plagiarism is as easy as blinking an eye. I could go on here all day with example after example but I’m not being paid to do the jobs of the idiots that dreamed this one up. A cheap laptop with a REAL keyboard with no cameras would have sufficed. I have an iPad 2 and love it – but it is a mostly a TOY!!! Two ways to improve education – school uniforms and no phones or iDevices of any kind in school. Let the stupidity begin.

Reason11

Maybe you have forgotten what school is like. Getting a little foggy in the memory? Schools today use textbooks. Textbooks are printed and bound using paper which are expensive. For one this is a massive costs savings for case strapped schools, especially in FL where the housing bubble burst and property tax revenues have shrunk. One more major advantage of the iPad is that you can carry all your textbooks, all your reading materials, take all your notes in one place. Swipe to the next page without tearing it.
The future is here so try to catch and embrace it.

By the way, don’t you think the same argument can be made for lost, stolen and damaged textbooks… old man?

Anonymous

You may need to get out your calculator Mr. Celtic and do some cost comps.

Celtic26

Actually that’s a no on the old man jab. I’m quite young. I am most likely younger than the two of you. I’m just not a pussy and I’m capable of carrying more than 25 pounds. If you two ADHD stricken idiots would have thoroughly considered my post you would have noticed a much more modest and practical approach to tech in school! AHEM!!! ****A cheap laptop with a REAL keyboard with no cameras would have sufficed.**** A laptop could have been made in the USA and would have cost mush less than an iPad2. It’s a shame that Logic 101 isn’t an offering in hike-school. You two just may prove it’s necessity. As for licking Apple’s balls every time an opportunity arises – I must confess that I am not a participant in such lopsided behavior. But Apple loves you guys. There is no real argument for worshiping Apple’s products other than slick advertising and shiny surfaces. Did you know that you can catch a raccoon or other rodents by baiting a trap with nothing more than a small balled-up piece of tin foil? Really! Works every time! Once this ridiculous iExperiment crashes and burns with lawsuits and criminal investigations I won’t be coming here to say I told you so. As for the calculator jib – I don’t need one. Text books are not bought every year. The freakonomical equation would fall heavily in my favor when the cost of school CLOTHING is added up for a child each year. This is where $ needs to be saved. When families have more money – they can afford more for themselves. So stead of a school(tax-payers) buying an iPad2 for every kid – the parents could buy them. School uniforms, Lady – not iPads! Before you get a steamed up about it – please look into who profited the most from this venture. I know Apple did just fine. But the real question is – IF one child gets attacked and injured while being robbed for their iPad2 – was it all worth it?

Celtic26

Actually that’s a no on the old man jab. I’m quite young. I am most likely younger than the two of you. I’m just not a pussy and I’m capable of carrying more than 25 pounds. If you two ADHD stricken idiots would have thoroughly considered my post you would have noticed a much more modest and practical approach to tech in school! AHEM!!! ****A cheap laptop with a REAL keyboard with no cameras would have sufficed.**** A laptop could have been made in the USA and would have cost mush less than an iPad2. It’s a shame that Logic 101 isn’t an offering in hike-school. You two just may prove it’s necessity. As for licking Apple’s balls every time an opportunity arises – I must confess that I am not a participant in such lopsided behavior. But Apple loves you guys. There is no real argument for worshiping Apple’s products other than slick advertising and shiny surfaces. Did you know that you can catch a raccoon or other rodents by baiting a trap with nothing more than a small balled-up piece of tin foil? Really! Works every time! Once this ridiculous iExperiment crashes and burns with lawsuits and criminal investigations I won’t be coming here to say I told you so. As for the calculator jib – I don’t need one. Text books are not bought every year. The freakonomical equation would fall heavily in my favor when the cost of school CLOTHING is added up for a child each year. This is where $ needs to be saved. When families have more money – they can afford more for themselves. So stead of a school(tax-payers) buying an iPad2 for every kid – the parents could buy them. School uniforms, Lady – not iPads! Before you get a steamed up about it – please look into who profited the most from this venture. I know Apple did just fine. But the real question is – IF one child gets attacked and injured while being robbed for their iPad2 – was it all worth it?

Douglas

Ipad vs cheap laptop? Have you ever tried to read a book on a laptop?
All newssites and RSS feeds I read on the Ipad since I have one.

Douglas

Ipad vs cheap laptop? Have you ever tried to read a book on a laptop?
All newssites and RSS feeds I read on the Ipad since I have one.

Blessing Mpofu

Am also in two minds about this but am thinking… What about the fact that students don’t have to buy new textbooks with each grade or subject & simply download the next grade’s textbooks… does that not save money? bullying still exists without the ipad… as far as taking pictures / videos etc, kids can do that and are already doing that with their phones. also textbooks can be updated during the school year and students would be able to get the updates immediately without having to buy another printed and bound book…

think about books from the school library not having to be replaced when students don’t return or replace the lost ones and simply check them out from their iPads… i think there is great possibility of saving as far as books are concerned… despite some reservations i wouldn’t be so quick to shoot this down…

for argument’s sake it could even be an android table that may cost cheaper that could be used, customized specifically for school use…

Mudd3rbdr

Celt you live in a fear based world driven by your primal instincts. You will always be slow to adopt change and innovation. It’s ok to have a flight or fight response when death threatens. But this is not life threatening, it’s just called innovation.

Dubocs

its gettin hot in here hahahaha

BriannaRox98

I agree with the artical. The camera can be used for bulling and of course since im in high school i know very well but it also can be used for chat with a student and teacher so that they can catch up from missing a assment or if the student does not understand the assiment. I am also evimenterly concince so using less paper is great. The cost is quiet a bit and that is understood but i think that they will pay for themselfs eventually. This is also better then hurting our backs with heavy textbooks. Bulling is a huge problem but you are forgeting thier are adults that could help. As for the thiefs put a chip in it so it may not be lost. Wait till the kids are in highschool that way we are more mature. Also If broken u have the person that has broken it pay for it. Celtic26 I understand your concerns but i dont think haveing 0 electronics will help with such things as well as uniforms. We are on the topic of having ipads at school or not. Not the descusion of school uniforms. I do not mean any disrespect but try to see it form the point of view of a high schooler. Also imagine how many kids will come back to school because they have the opertuntiy to use such a device. I think having ipads in school is an incredable idea.

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