As we have moved away from desktop computers in the classroom to every student having an iPad we ran into a problem with having students, and staff not having easy access to change their Active Directory password. This password is still important because our Moodle server uses AD for authentication and we are looking at [...]
I was recently asked a question about some of the soon to be available competitors and what my thoughts were about them. Here is my response:
I’m not too excited about the first round of any of the iPad competitors…except for the possibility of HP and I think they will be just as expensive. Here [...]
Earlier this week I posted some of my thoughts about electronic textbooks and promised to share my thoughts on CourseSmart. I was pointed to CourseSmart by Monte Vista Christian School who has purchased 70 iPads for use in their AP courses.
I created a CourseSmart account and browsed through some of the over 10,000 books available. [...]
One of the reasons for considering the iPad for a 1:1 program is the concept of electronic textbooks. Watching students carry 10 pound backpacks around all day, seeing textbooks fall apart and having students forget to bring books home all make the concept of an electronic textbook very appealing. The cost of hardbound textbooks and [...]
I had a short whiteboard session with a few of the guys today debating the merits of the netbook and the iPad for a one-to-one program. Rather than type it out I’ll just post a picture. Basically they both have positives and negatives and it is easy to argue in either direction. I have yet [...]
I have been using the Apple iPad for 2 1/2 weeks now and thought it was time that I write down some of my thoughts. Overall I love the iPad. Since receiving it I have not used my laptop except in the office. I’ve stopped even bringing my laptop home during the week. [...]
Here are some of my thoughts from a conference I attended at Penn State on one-to-one computing. I will add other thoughts as I have more time.
Wow! The Penn State One-to-One Conference was great. The material was relevant. The presenters were excellent. The format was efficient.
I noticed in the participants list that we [...]