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[|How Will the iPad Change Educaton] by Rob Reynolds This article talks about the usefullness of the iPad and how it will affect the future of education. Mr. Reynolds discusses the productivity that the iPad can bring to the classroom, not only for educational purposes, but also environmental purposes. January 27, 2010. Rob Reynolds. How Will the iPad Change Education. []

[|Measuring the iPad's Potential for Education] by Bridget McRea Bridget McRea looks at two different viewpoints for the launch of the much anticipated iPad. In one viewpoint, coming from a ninth grade student, the student is impressed, but not blown away at the iPad's capabilities. The student was more disappointed that the iPad didn't have a camera built in. The other viewpoint, from an administrator, reflects the opposite, and potential, that the iPad can bring to schools. Their viewpoint is of it's usefullness down the road and how it connects the students to the content around them. January 27, 2010. Bridget McRea. Measuring the iPad's Potential for Education. []

[|Chicago Public Schools Launches iPad Trials] by Jessica B. Mulholland The article discusses how, this fall, some Chicago schools will be trialing the iPad in the classroom. 1st and 2nd graders will use the iPad, along with applications such as iWriteWords and Question Builder, to learn differently. Teachers will use the iPads to differentiate instruction to individual students so that they can work at their own speed. The money for this project came through a grant. Students will be relegated to where and when they can use the iPads, such as literacy centers, to keep down the possibility of using the iPad in an appropriate manner. August 17, 2010. Jessica B. Mulholland. Chicago Public Schools Launches iPad Trials. []

[|Garrett Elementary Students Using iPads in the Classroom] by Megan Trent In Garrett, Indiana, 275 third and fourth grade students are using iPads in the classroom this year as a supplement to textbooks. The Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School district invested money that they would have bought textbooks with, into the iPads. This allows them to use the environmentally friendly iPad for years to come. The district is happy with this decision and the administrators lauded the school for it's innovative thinking towards technology. October 7, 2010. Megan Trent. Garrett Elementary Students Using iPads in the Classroom. []

[|California school first to use iPads in classroom] by Donna Jones Advanced placement students at Monte Vista Christian School in California are some of the first students to use the iPad in their classes. The iPad is to be used at school and in all sorts of new ways. First and foremost, the school is going away from textbooks because of the cost. In today's day and age, an electronic version of a textbook is about a third of the cost. Students will use the iPads to take notes in class and even record lectures. They will use the technology to email themselves notes and recordings of lectures. Monte Vista Christian School believes they are one of the first schools to use the iPads but believe they won't be the last. April 20, 2010. Donna Jones. California school first to use iPads in classroom. []

[|iPads in the classroom] by Richard Riehle In this blog, Richard poses some positives and negatives of a 7th grade classroom using iPads over the course of a school year. Some negatives that the author is quick to point out is the cost of implementing the iPad. Not only is the iPad expensive, approximately $500 for the lowest version, but then there's the cost to get it up and running within the schools. Then, there's the cost for someone to maintain all of this, and finally, the cost of training staff on how to use the equipment. The positives that he notes is the move to electronic textbooks, thus saving the environment for abuse. In the end, the Mr. Riehle isn't in favor or against the iPad, just that he sees both sides of the story. October 2, 2010. Richard Riehle. iPads in the classroom. []

[|CMU creates pilot course on iPads] by Patricia Ecker A pilot course was created for parks and recreation students that allowed them to use the iPad to be "dangerous" with social media. The students are being taught, and learning, how the iPad can be used in a business sense when it comes to recreation and tourism. Also, the students are taught more than just downloading music and simple stuff. Students are taught the laws and how to use the iPad in a legal sense. They were asked to take their iPads into the world and rate tourism places. Then, they used an app called foursquare to rate the places they visited. As the iPad is being introduced into the world, the students at the college level are getting trained on how to use the new technology. October 9, 2010. Patricia Ecker. CMU creates pilot course on iPads. []