“Schools are giving out IPADS here. argh”
Some public schools are giving out computers. They are also doing away with textbooks. They are switching to that thing called “kindle”? Where books are downloaded. It’s cheaper and are just erased at the end of the semester. College textbooks can be done that way too, I hear.
On this “kindle” I’m not sure what else may be downloaded, so you FReepers who are Techno Geeks are going to have to fill me in.
Books are still much better.
Kindle and the like are harder to sift through, find things instantly that you already know where they are physically in the book, etc. It’s very easy to flip pages or just open it about the right place. Typing in the search is NOT easier and faster.
Overrated, as most technology is. Fine for just reading a fiction narrative, but not the best for anything else (waiting to get pelted by all the techno-obsessed here).
Relying on “technology” is really just smoke&mirrors for looking smart. Having it does not make one smart, or easier to teach.
I guarantee as long as other fundamentals are not changed BACK to timeless principles, having all these bells and whistles will not put the US back up on the achievement list.
Kindles also have browsers that can get on the Internet..,
Kindle and tablets got WiFi, so you can connect to the internet. Tablets are the way to go in terms of learning. You can learn at your own pace with tablets, notebooks or desktops.
It takes a "geek" to know what a Kindle is?