Will iPads Replace Laptops?

Bethany V Smith
College of Education @ NC State University

What do you think?

Twtpoll
http://twtpoll.com/objf9h

Weight & Size

Laptop Averages
http://compreviews.about.com/od/buyers/a/Laptop-Size-and-Weight-Guide.htm

Battery Life

9-10 Hours

2–4 Hours

Interface

3G Capable
Touch Screen
Ultra Portable
iOS
Multitasking?
Pinch & Zoom
On Screen Keyboard

Bulky
Windows/Mac OS/Linux
VGA Output
USB Ports
Webcam
Mouse/Touchpad
Heavy

MacBook Air
Laptop Exceptions
3G Modems
Tablets

Software

http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/

Wi-fi
16 GB $499
32 GB $599
64 GB $699
Wi-fi + 3G
16 GB $629
32 GB $729
64 GB $829
Don’t Forget your Mobile Plan!

The Exceptions
~$2,000
$950 - $1750
$250 - $450
Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet
MacBook Air
Asus eeePC

Pros
Cons
Ultra-Portable
Easy to use
No Flash
Lack of ports
Long battery life
No Camera
No Multi-tasking

Pros
Cons
More Available Software
Heavy
Larger Screen
Expensive
Peripherals
Short Battery Life

Implementation

Cart or Take Home?

iTunes account for every student?

To lock down or not to lock down?

http://ipadeducators.ning.com/
Wireless Network
Earbuds?
Identification Strategy
Cases?
Professional Development

The Webb School of Knoxville

"The device comes with an easy price, is simple to use and support, and handles the vast majority of what our teachers need it to do in the classroom."

Cedars school of excellence

We are now at the stage where the iPad is embedded in the way we do business at the school. When we first started, we thought we could guard against misuse by threatening to take away the child’s iPad for a day or so. It turns out that doing so would now completely break the school day for that child. We might as well make them sit in the hallway and face the wall for the entire day. I did not expect that we would reach that point so soon.

Twtpoll
Depends
http://twtpoll.com/objf9h

What do we need a laptop to do?

"I can do 90% of what I need to accomplish on my iPad. My laptop has been relegated to sitting on my desk at work. I only use it when I need to do something more suited to the desktop environment."
http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/how-the-ipad-replaced-my-laptop-in-30-days/

The iPad does some things VERY well, and other things not at all. Are you willing to sacrifice what you can't do with an iPad, with what you can do?

Maybe we need to think about it as a completely different kind of instructional tool

"It became clear during the short extent of our study thus far the power of the device for libraries, mobile data collection, for small group work, and for special needs students. It’s not like a laptop in those situations, but more like a completely different type of instructional tool–because it is so much more mobile and because of the screen profile and touch screen."
http://futura.edublogs.org/2010/11/06/preliminary-results-ipads-in-classroom-and-libraries/

BUT Wait...

Bethany V. Smith
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