Why I Love the iPad for Education: Initial Observations. I resisted the purchase for a few days but finally realized I needed to get my hands on one myself.
I needed to evaluate it as another tool for education, another tool that possibly promotes Universal Design for Learning (provide multiple methods of engagement, presentation and expression). I needed to evaluate it FOR MYSELF. With the students in mind. Blog Archive » i. I’ve been thinking about writing about the iPad since I saw this image a few months back: Today I commented on a great post by Ira Socol ‘Welcome iPad and Web 1.5‘ and I said, “I’m a huge Mac fan, but I have no interest in a bigger version of my iPhone that isn’t a phone, isn’t a camera, doesn’t like to multitask, requires me to have a laptop on the side and then doesn’t fit in my pocket.”
The simple fact is when I look at Ira’s thoughtful post (and comments) and I think of my recent ‘Product You‘ post, I start to see a very disturbing trend. For a long time we have perceived ‘progress’ as driven by ingenuity, far more than just consumerism, but in fact that’s not always the case. Multi-Touch Interaction Research.