What are your thoughts on last week’s classes? With each student having a device in our wireless network, how do things change? Also thoughts on the iPad. (e-mail or blogpost)
This class has been a great experience. It was definitely a little foreshadowing of things to expect next year. There have been some times where people would play games or do things that weren't part of the assignment, but honestly, who wouldn't. There is a source of unlimited entertainment and information right in front of us. We are definitely going to experiment with it with every chance we get. There are a few things that would change with all of the students having a device in our wireless network. Right now, our network works pretty fast, but we have no idea how fast or slow it will work with almost everyone using the network at the same exact time. However, there are positives to this change. Everyone will have everything they need, in one device. This makes organization a lot better and people will always be on task because all of the worksheets and books will be on the device. The iPad is also pretty great. It has the apps and things we could use for class, but it is in no way a replacement for a laptop. I think it would be a lot better if everyone got a laptop because then we could load textbooks on it with CDs and we could also keep our notes organized in documents rather than a note taking app. Also, teachers need flash player. Flash player is especially important in science classes where they normally show examples from the internet in their PowerPoint presentations. This change is going to be a great one and I will definitely have to come back next year to see how it goes.-Akash Patel
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