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The following submission to my class was made regarding an article about the use of iPads in school, and the enormous help this technology could be to our students and teachers as well!
Because it’s so easy to become attached to technology in today’s age, researchers in the Virginia Department of Education have begun phasing a program using Apple’s iPad computers. They’ve been able to blend online and face-to-face learning, in an effort to make subjects more interesting, therefore engaging students deeper into every aspect of school. There are many new features that make the iPad intriguing to school professionals, such as the lightweight design and the touch-screen activated face. The webcam built in also provides a handy tool, linking children together with other children from different schools, even spanning to different countries. The sleek, lightweight design makes the iPad an attractive offer in that it’s much quicker to upload than the use of net books or laptops. With every attractive new introduction of technology, however, come certain drawbacks. The Virginia school system has begun facing the challenge of censoring and testing which games would be the most beneficial to the learning process. There’s also a program being tested that was directly created by the same company that published the textbook the class uses. As technology continues to advance and as the school systems find better programs to use, it is said that the addition of the iPad to the classroom could become a permanent one. Until then, diligent work will be done to prove that they are worth having in the classroom, and truly a better upgrade from the current computers schools are forced to use.