| iPads ignite furor in schools |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| n Apple's backyard, a battle over digital learning tools-specifically iPads-is growing in one school district. ipads tech In the shadow of Apple Computer’s 1 Infinite Loop headquarters, an initiative requiring public middle schoolers to use iPads in class and at home has spawned a growing battle over education in the digital age. District officials and many teachers tout the iPads as innovative learning tools. Students, it seems, are thrilled to have them. But many parents in the affluent district—including some software engineers, Apple employees and a brain researcher—question the benefit of the devices, and hundreds have signed a petition to limit their use. |
| Source: eSchoolNews (US) | Published: February 14th, 2017 |
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