Exploring the use of iPads and mobile devices in education.

April 2012 Blog Posts (4)

Asking "why" you want iPads is a critical question...

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Added by Sam Gliksman on April 29, 2012 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Please take your seats...

I'm sure we all remember our teachers walking into the classroom and greeting us with a pleasant; "Good morning class, please take your seats." All of this came back to me as I read the following article about aclassroom free school in Sweden. Taking notes from companies like Google and Pixar on how they structure their facility to help collaboration and creativity is a great start, but not…

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Added by Gonzalo Garcia on April 27, 2012 at 2:57pm — No Comments

A Bet's a Bet

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in new eyes.” -Marcel Proust

A recent conversation between 2 of my students went something like this:

“I saw a python in my yard over spring break.”

“No way! Pythons don’t live here.”

“Yeah huh I really did. I bet you $10. Have you ever seen one?”

“No. Only on tv.”

“Dude, come look on my iPad. I will show you one.”

At that point,…

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Added by Kristi Meeuwse on April 18, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Accessing Inappropriate Content on an iPad

I recently received an email from a school administrator that is eager to bring iPads into his school but is also extremely concerned that it could grant students…

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Added by Sam Gliksman on April 10, 2012 at 8:30am — 10 Comments