Reed Manstedt

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2011/09/07/more-high-schools-implement-ipad-programs?int=96e908

In this article it talked about how many schools today are going or have gone to a 1 to 1 technology format where each students gets their own iPad or tablet.  The reason I found this article interesting is because my school here in Crete will be going to a 1 to 1 format here within the next several years.

Throughout the article it talked about how 4 schools out in California performed an evaluation over students who used the iPads to study and students who used traditional textbooks to study and surprisingly it was the students who used the iPad which scored higher.  I found this interesting and feel that the main reason for this would be that with today's generation being so technologically driven (tv, video games, cell phones ect..) that the use of iPad for studying was much easier from a comfort standpoint for the students.

The article went on to talk about how iPads can also be a possible distraction in the classroom as well.  With their being thousands of apps out there today, it is hard to regulate which apps the students are downloading and using.   My biggest question for someone teaching at a 1 to 1 school, is how hard is it to make sure students are using the iPad in class for educational purposes and not just playing games on it?