Student just emailed me this (lol):
"It looks pretty cool. There were a few things about it that would be negatives to me, though. Its lack of a built in usb port, for one, and an sd card slot. And that you can't run full programs on it, even though it has a full sized screen and is probably powerful enough. I don't know if that would be enough to stop me from buying it, though. Do you think, maybe, there could be a possibility that Apple would provide free iPads to a couple outstanding, technologically pioneering students of Iowa's first ever Apple Outstanding School? It could be good publicity. And, said student would be willing to make a video about how awesome Apple is and post it on Youtube, all using Apple products, thus creating even more publicity. Just a thought. Seriously, though..." From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Timothy A. Limbert Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:25 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] iPad pro/con Thanks, Tony, that's good constructive criticism that we need. Now, does anybody have the answers to those questions? Tim From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:20 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] iPad pro/con Observing the keynote video on the product it is impressive but then so is my Blackberry Storm 2 cell phone, works pretty much the same only smaller has WiFi, Bluetooth, etc. Can even read the New York Times on it. IPad will need to grow a bit to adapt to a very large market of software products that have become industry standards such as the Microsoft Office. I know IPad has 802.11N wireless for connectivity but how will it work on my Windows Server network? If I adopt it for education can I maintain my CIPA compliancy via hardware already owned or will I have to scrap everything and spend a ton of money to adapt to apple? Will it be a good research replacement for my High School Media Center without breaking the bank? I don't think I would place a large order anytime soon for this product but would like to have one for myself to play with. Looks like something fun for the home. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Timothy A. Limbert Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:57 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] iPad pro/con I agree with Kurt and Tony that people shouldn't just lap up anything Apple throws out there. I'm a big fan of Apple's stuff, but it's not perfect, and I use a lot of non-Apple stuff (to the frequent irritation of my Apple reps). However, I also agree with Lance that Apple provides some great hardware and software tools that fit well into our educational goals, and the price issue is not as clear as it seems at first glance. Contrary to popular belief, Apple users are not generally stupid, and we do look at the pros and cons of stuff before investing good money. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65
