Response to "What Will it Take for IPads to Upend Teaching and Learning"

While reading the article, I caught my head shaking my head yes through most of the first section.  After my most recent Instructional Technology class, my love for iPads has dwindled.  Though I think they have tons of great features and can certainly be implemented within the classroom, I surely don't think they should be replacing computers or standard education.  I think that a number of them to purchase for the school as a whole is a great idea or even having a few classrooms where they can be utilized for the entire class.  Then when I moved down to teacher who used the iPad in his everyday classroom, I just couldn't fathom how it was possible.  I can't grasp how that is his everyday lesson, I feel as though his students are being cheated.  In mathematics, notes are extremely important, if his notes are just posted everyday and the students don't have to physically take them down, you are eliminating one of their reinforcers.  What I did like though was that it is less time consuming, allowing students to work on more on examples,  In my opinion, applying the notes into a problem is what shows students fully understand the concept and is certainly the most important.  As for English or other Languages, I feel as though the iPad could be implemented much more often than in a math classroom.  There are many more apps for reading, learning the alphabet, and to help with pronunciation and annunciation.  It seems through a majority of the article, every teacher at Hillview would love to use them, but they are still working through figuring out the best way to use them.  At the end of the day, I think they are a great tool to use in the classroom, but they should not be a replacement everyday.