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Are iPads (and iPods) helpful or hurtful for children's learning? And if they are helpful how can they specifically be used?
carl On 1/21/12, Kate W. wrote: > Are iPads (and iPods) helpful or hurtful for children's > learning? And if they are helpful how can they specifically > be used? They can be helpful. In my class,we are learning IOS development, and my High School programming class is developing apps for these devices.We have the seminars loaded on the local de...See More
Jan 24, 2012
Mollie On 1/21/12, Kate W. wrote: > Are iPads (and iPods) helpful or hurtful for children's > learning? And if they are helpful how can they specifically > be used?

Has anyone had success using iPads in primary grades? Please share your success stories.
Feb 21, 2012
Michael Larson On 1/21/12, Kate W. wrote: > Are iPads (and iPods) helpful or hurtful for children's > learning? And if they are helpful how can they specifically > be used?

I think they can be helpful or they can be distracting. It depends on how they're used. I read a great report from Carnegie Mellon about laptop use (and importantly, ownershi...See More
Feb 23, 2012
Angela I am in a kindergarten classroom. We have two iPads with 27 students. It has been amazing to see the increased student engagement with the use of the iPad in centers, intervention,creating a movie in iMovie to go with our reading lesson, etc.. Students that had been reluctant to participate in practicing letter naming now constantly ask if they can...See More
Mar 2, 2012


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