Two Year Old Plays with Apple iPad - Lee Wilson on iPad for Education
Reminiscent of a video I saw in graduate school of a 2 year old playing with a Macintosh, in this article Wilson links to a video of a little girl playing with an iPad.
I tell my research and teaching friends that I waaaaant an iPad. Now. I neeeeeeed an iPad to go with my iPod and iPhone! For research, of course! In educational technology, we like to check out what the latest tech is good for... (see my colleague Dr. Mark Brown's post on The Impact of mLearning). For teaching, of course! Especially to share news about how it is being used, by who and how it impacts learning (Seton Hill Gives Incoming Class a MacBook and an iPad). And mostly for fun (and so my kids will give back my iPhone and iPod).
A few good reads on the iPad, Apple and Mobile technology:
- The Power of Apple
- Real-world iPad annoyances: A timeline
- The iPad Has Inspired Me to Give Up My Toaster
- Last Week I Didn't Pick Up My Laptop Once; and I didn't miss it
- Why Apple Is Kicking Everyone's Ass
- Fanboi's Top 10 Free iPad Apps
- iPads on Campus
- High schools aim to have every pupil using a laptop: Pilot program points to death of textbooks
- UPDATE: Consumer Reports review of iPad and Kindle
And now for something completely "pc-insane" but different - the Slate / Tablet Race:
- Google in Unique Position to Deliver "iPad Killer"
- Can Rivals force Apple's iPad Price Down?
Comments: I would love to hear what you think about Apple's iPods, iPhones and iPads, and even what the pc-world is coming up with to participate in this game-changing race.
- Google in Unique Position to Deliver "iPad Killer"
- Can Rivals force Apple's iPad Price Down?
Comments: I would love to hear what you think about Apple's iPods, iPhones and iPads, and even what the pc-world is coming up with to participate in this game-changing race.
2 comments:
OK, I'll bite. ;>
I think Apple is retreating back into the last century trying to retain control of its followers.
I don't buy that Apple deserves credit for changing the music or entertainment industries. I prefer to have choices about what I hear, watch, and do with my technology. I don't want to be tied to proprietary formats or be restricted to only those things Apple chooses to sell to me.
I prefer my zen for music, podcasts and videos. I think refusing to allow flash on the ipad is a big mistake (and they also just removed scratch, and when it's time for me to get a new phone, it will not be an iphone.
On the other hand, I just got the mew DS XL and think that Nintendo is moving in exactly the right direction.
Girlprof has a itrifecta.
In January, I finally got an iPad - neat thing is, a colleague gave it to me for my kids. I brought it home and the kids grabbed it. The next time I actually got my hands on the iPad it was littered with dozens of new apps and games and fingerprints. It is a great gaming tool - my child also uses it for learning French. "Mom, I need to iPad to look up a word".
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