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posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 03:39am on 01/02/2010
There are many school districts/schools that ban the use of cell-phones in class, even by teachers, even smart phones, even iPhones. Also, I would want to use it as a direct teaching tool, as well.
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posted by [identity profile] darkforge.livejournal.com at 03:58am on 01/02/2010
For AV I still think an iPod Touch would be better (it's not a cell phone) but if an iPad is the only way they'll let you bring it in, then so be it.

Anyway, for remote purposes, I'm pretty sure you just want this: http://theappleblog.com/2010/01/04/iphone-becomes-a-universal-remote-this-february/ It will also plug into an iPad.

Re: direct teaching tool, that's what I was attempting to argue against in my earlier post. A dozen people can't even really *see* an iPad all at once. How would you use it for teaching?
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posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 05:26am on 01/02/2010
First, there are many times when you are just working with a student or two, and something the size of a tablet would work fine for that, certainly better than a Touch. There's so much more real estate. Also, if you can do real-time mirroring from the iPad to a projection screen, it's something that all students can see. Plus something that size (I wouldn't mind a pc-style tablet computer at a more reasonable price, for that matter) is much easier to work with. There's a certain amount of direct concentration needed to manipulate a 3.5" diagonal screen.
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posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 05:28am on 01/02/2010
I can't easily pull up dictionary.com or wikipedia, for example, and show it to two or three students on my iPod Touch at a resolution that they can read it from 4-6 feet away.
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posted by [identity profile] darkforge.livejournal.com at 05:43am on 01/02/2010
I certainly agree that iPad is good for sharing with a small number of students.

Do you (can you?) currently use (e.g.) Powerpoint today? With a laptop? Or some other PC?
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