Hi Glenn, There is a lot of information out there regarding this, and you will get opposing opinions from people with a string of letters after their name. There are a number of trials going on and I can put you into contact with some schools already using them. Don¹t get caught up in comparing a laptop to an iPad. They are different (obviously). I¹ve had discussions with secondary schools trying to get the most out of the $1000 per student provided but I think it¹s wrong to decide on price. There is a line of thinking that the iPad is a great device for Primary school students because the majority of the time they are accessing content. I¹ve seen many schools with trolleys of laptops checked out only to run a maths/science/english/spelling program or some other web delivered content. You don¹t need a laptop for that. Here¹s some information below which others may have already provided; http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/ http://wmaccommunity.com/wmacipadprogram http://learningwithipads.blogspot.com/
Cheers, Stuart On 7/05/11 1:04 PM, "Glenn Nicholas" <gl...@om4.com.au> wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone has information that would help a primary school > decide whether to equip students with a laptop or an iPad. > > Personally I think an iPad would not be as useful, but would love to know of > any research/resources on this topic. > > Glenn Nicholas > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>