The iPad: A Revolutionary Classroom Tool?
Categories: Education Week
The amount of applications Seton Hill University will receive for their Class of 2014 has likely skyrocketed, all because of iPads. OK, so that’s probably not true – please, seniors, don’t base your college decisions on some (very sweet) free swag – but Seton Hill certainly upped the ante when they announced they’d be giving [...]
Technology in the Classroom: Teaching Weapon or Class Distraction?
Categories: Education Week
We all remember it: The teacher rolls the TV stand into the classroom. “Okay, folks, we’re watching a movie today.” Then a chorus of whisper-yells sounds, “Yessss!” Another scene we all remember: two or three students huddled around a computer arguing whether they should “ford the river” or “caulk the wagon and float across” on [...]
The iPad Verdict
Categories: Shop
I own a Macbook Pro, iPod, and iPhone, but I’m far from a diehard Apple supporter. Rather, I resent Apple for their sleek and sexy products, and I have a long list of problems with each one of them. I still use my Dell laptop regularly as well as my hp netbook, so I consider [...]
Tech Perspectives: The iPad
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Tech Perspectives is a discussion between two TNGG writers on the latest news from the tech industry. Matt Cadwallader: So the big announcement has come and the world has been introduced to the much-hyped Apple iPad. Although it looks like a cool device, truthfully I’m a bit underwhelmed by it. First of all, I’m not [...]
