"Apple has control over access to the iOS and therefore even LanSchool can't allow a teacher to see a student's iPad. However, you can chat with a student, have them vote on things, and assess understanding through quizes and tests. If…"
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The biggest challenges with iPad in education
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sherry Chapman Jan 20, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I'd like to hear from iPad users in education as to those things that are most challenging with the iPad and if overcome, would enable a much broader acceptance of the platform in education. We…Continue
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Todd Gibbs replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion Is the relative lack of teacher control over student iPad use a relief or a recipe for disaster?Todd Gibbs replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion Is the relative lack of teacher control over student iPad use a relief or a recipe for disaster?"
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Sherry Chapman replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"Try another brower. I use VGA expedition, and it has solved many of my problems, including projecting.
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Lois McGill-Horn replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"What I would like to see the most is the ability to project all Apps through a projector. This would sell the product in my school to the administration."
julian coultas replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"Sam makes some very good points in his article, but the bottom line is that iOS isn't a computer OS. His scoring matrix is pretty pointless as it's based on traditional uses of laptops and desktops in schools.
We share iPads in class and…"
Wendy Eiteljorg replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"I would agree with what has been stated here so far. And, unless you set up emails for each iPad, whatever is created on the iPad stays on the iPad (unless it can be directly sent to the web) since you can't attach to web-based email.
We are…"
julian coultas replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"We are using iPads and iPod Touches quite heavily here in the UK. I have to agree the inability to access web 2.0 tool bars in safari is a pain. On some web 2.0 tool bars you can switch to HTML mode and that does enable some editing but it is a real…"
Chris ONeal replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"I was doing a teacher workshop today, and the one recurring issue the teachers were frustrated with was the inability to edit Wikis or Google Docs with the Safari Browser. That may seem minor to some, but to many students and teachers, not having…"
Sam Gliksman replied to Todd Gibbs's discussion The biggest challenges with iPad in education"The iPad is generally regarded as a great consumption device but fairly mediocre to weak as a production device. Two major weaknesses are the relative difficulty in creating most forms of detailed content and then the problems associated with…"
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I'd like to hear from iPad users in education as to those things that are most challenging with the iPad and if overcome, would enable a much broader acceptance of the platform in education. We deliver a desktop built-in a browser that enables a lot of accessibility from the iPad but want to know those things that are most limiting at this time. Is it not being able to access windows based applications, not having a mouse, not being able to store files on it, etc.? See More
Sam Gliksman left a comment for Todd Gibbs"Thanks for joining our iPad network Todd. As the technology is still fairly new, many of our members come here to read and learn about using iPads in education. We also encourage you to also contribute and share your opinions whenever…"
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- At 11:22am on October 12, 2010, Sam Gliksman said…
- Thanks for joining our iPad network Todd. As the technology is still fairly new, many of our members come here to read and learn about using iPads in education. We also encourage you to also contribute and share your opinions whenever possible.
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