Response to "Why Some Schools are Selling Their iPads"

While reading this article and after being introduced to Google drive, I can understand why schools are finding Chromebooks easier to use within their classrooms, though I have never used one.  I think that utilizing technology closer to a  lap top rather than the iPad which involves more of a fun, gaming environment is more beneficial for students.  Even though all of Google's apps are available on an iPad, it is not always the greatest workspace.  Chromebooks will allow students to work collaboratively or independently, where iPads, Google drive is the only way you can be collaborative other than playing games together on the iPad.   I think if I were a school investing in products, I would certainly purchase the Chromebook for students, however I wouldn't eliminate ipads completely.  I would buy enough for a few "iPad labs" similar to how colleges have "computer labs."  This way teachers can reserve labs for certain lessons and still have access to all types of technologies while still being cost effective to the school.