a month. Its strengths are phenomenal, but its limitations are real, and
they are exactly as noted below by Nate, IMHO. My biggest disappointment
thus far is that Google Docs are read-only on all mobile devices.
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Nate Gordon <ngordon@lowellschool.org>wrote:
> I can't comment on Meru ... But as an iPad lover, I'd be cautious. If it's
> just a source for reading websites, fine, but as a laptop replacement it's
> not fully functional.
>
> Before you go ahead and purchase them in bulk, I'd get one and ask a
> teacher
> to try to replicate the experience by visiting every website and seeing if
> the iPad can view it. Remember it doesn't load flash/java, has trouble with
> some sites that have text boxes, etc. Also look into how well you can do
> follow-up work - since multitasking won't be available until OS 4.0 (due on
> phones in summer, iPads in fall) it might be hard to do work in a document
> while reading a website. Also see how comfortable your teachers are with
> the
> lack of printing, universal VGA display, and the limited capabilities of
> the
> Office Suites available (whether the Apple iWorks programs or similar
> programs by Documents to Go and other developers).
>
> I don't want to sound too negative, but from reading iPad user forums I see
> what the "disappointments" are that people have with the iPad. Make sure
> the
> teachers know what they're getting into and what the capabilities are
> before
> making the investment, would be my advice. Might be worth buying one or two
> for teachers to pilot next year, and then evaluate.
>
>
> On 6/2/10 12:00 AM, "ISED-L automatic digest system"
> <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 20:19:15 -0400
> > From: Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>
> > Subject: iPads in upper school language classes/wireless
> >
> > Our language departments is set to pilot an iPad cart in a
> > classroom. Their entire curriculum is online so they feel that web
> > access is all they need.
> >
> > In preparation of deploying the iPads and with a possible
> > transition to a one to one program we are working at updating our
> > infrastructure especially the wireless.
> >
> > I am interested in both your thoughts about the iPad for classes
> > of 9th - 12th grade students and Meru as a wireless system.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > Carl Campion
> > Director of Technology
> > Archmere Academy
>
> *****
> Nate Gordon
> Academic Technologist, Lowell School
> Washington, DC
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