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In reply to the discussion: Superintendent takes iPads away from administrators and gives them to kids [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)22. I support free iPads for the blind and autistic
What I am saying is problematic is giving away iPads to a group of employees and then take them away.
I also don't particular agree that there would necessarily be a greater benefit to the school by giving pre-K students iPads rather than administrators.
I don't even know that I would say it is a positive development to introduce this consumer product into schools - a product that only a few years ago, no one knew they needed.
Even if this product has "learning tools" - there could be some negative side-effects to mandating their use for all pre-K children at a particular school, couldn't there?
But this is just an opinion and I am open to considering other points of view.
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Superintendent takes iPads away from administrators and gives them to kids [View all]
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
OP
no one knew they would need a personal desktop computer back in the 70's and 80's but
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#23
I have a co-worker who complains about her grandson playing games on her phone.
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#42
My friend who has an autistic granddaughter called me to ask about getting her an iPad.
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#11
By the time you buy cases and external keyboards and pay for shipping, yes they are that expensive.
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#37
Keyboards. OK. That wasn't mentioned in the article. It makes sense, though. Thanks! n/t
Gore1FL
Feb 2013
#40
We got ours via a grant and the grant said we had to buy external keyboards
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#43