Students pioneer the iPad frontier!
Every fifth-grader at Heim Middle School in Williamsville recently received an iPad to use until the end of the school year. Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News
I just read this article from the Buffalo News about the iPad initiative that is rolling out in progressive public school districts.
“It’s transforming instruction,” “I’ve got kindergarteners who email me their work.”
“the change in classroom instruction has been huge.”
“No more stumbling over unknown words in reading class. A light tap on the electronic page calls up the definition from Webster’s Dictionary.”
The use of polling apps, emailing assignments, instant access to digital content like definitions and e-books this is amazing. The article states that iPads in education is still in infancy and there are still bugs to be worked out, but for the most part they are successful at this time.
I am waiting for the research to be complete from the University at Buffalo to see if iPad use translates into improved academic achievement.
