Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 10:48 AM
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Truant iPads go back to Hillview School
Original post made on Sep 21, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 10:48 AM
Comments (6)
Posted by Hmmm
a resident of another community
on Sep 21, 2011 at 11:58 am
a resident of another community
on Sep 21, 2011 at 11:58 am
Great news! I'm glad to read this. Perhaps now they can take better measures to protect their electronic treasures.
Posted by KK
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Sep 21, 2011 at 3:54 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Sep 21, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Hmmmm,
In the test program this year, each student takes an iPads home and uses them at school, so Hillview is not the primary "home" for the iPads. The iPads were taken just a day or so before they were to be distributed to the students who either buy insurance or self-insure for any damage or loss.
Posted by Hmmm
a resident of another community
on Sep 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm
a resident of another community
on Sep 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm
That'll be interesting to see how well that all goes. They're great gadgets, but that's a lotta responsibility!
Posted by Explain this to me
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 22, 2011 at 8:31 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 22, 2011 at 8:31 am
Explain this to me:
What does using an iPad do to advance technology literacy?
For that matter, what do smart boards do to advance technology literacy above and beyond what a teacher can transfer using an LCD projector and prepared presentations for the same?
Somewhere along the way, we have confused education with entertainment. Yeah, "learning should be fun". It should also constitute learning.
It's ridiculous to think that using an iPad translates into a greater understanding of technology than teaching some basic programming exercises.
Getting comfortable with technology is as much a logic exercise as it is looking at glowing screens.
Great use of our money PTO, MPAEF, district. We won't be giving ever again.
Posted by Enough
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Sep 22, 2011 at 9:02 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Sep 22, 2011 at 9:02 am
Dear "Explain this to me",
Many moons ago, teachers used a slate and chalk to teach their students. And I'm sure someone just like you moaned and complained when the teachers wanted to use the new technology known as an "LCD projector."
Do you see the lesson there?
Posted by back to chalk
a resident of another community
on Sep 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm
a resident of another community
on Sep 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm
My fifth grader tells me most teachers us the "smart boards" as overhead projectors, although a minority do use their costly functionality. He also says they require a fair amount of effort to keep focused or adjusted. I think a lot of these things are "sold" to us by vendors without training or implentation to curriculum needs and support. Maintenance and repair on all these things is very costly as they are in an industrial environment.
I'd like to hear from teachers on what they think these technologies contribute.
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