[plug] iPads in WA schools

[Michael Van Delft]

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Wonder of it's possible to find out who the "they" are and ask for
"their" response.
Might be interesting...
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I’m not sure if that was directed at me, but the “Who” would be
Lockridge Senior High School, in particular at the time the head of
science was one of the ones pushing for iPads. To his credit he did
not care about the technology, He was/is an educator whose goal was to
engage kids, impart knowledge and find new more effective ways of
teaching, while I came across as a bit of a stick in the mud saying
“No” all the time.

As for their response, I still keep in touch with the new sysadmin and
I’ll ask him, although last time I talked to him, he seemed to be
enjoying it. As others have pointed out they are easy to manage and
easy for kids to use. As long as you’re happy playing by Apple’s rules
the devices are great, the problems only come when you want to break
out of the Apple lock in and do something that that hasn’t been
blessed by them.

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Alexander Hartner <alex at j2anywhere.com> wrote:
> Hi Plug,
>
> I am indeed also worried about this trend. One consideration I want to add is the lack of flash support. Both my kids use a number of websites which require flash. Some of which may have natives apps for iOS available though.
>
> Fortunately these devices are not prescribed just yet and as parents we still have options available to us. Maybe take this up with your kids school and P&C. Most likely they not even aware of all the great options available to them.
>
> Regards
> Alex
>
>
> On 08/04/2013, at 11:54 AM, Andrew Cooks <acooks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Plug
>>
>> Is anyone else concerned about the iPad monoculture that is
>> infiltrating the school system? Is this a repeat of the mistakes that
>> led to Microsoft gaining a monopoly over a whole generation of people?
>>
>> Looking forward to your responses.
>>
>> a.
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