My IPad Tetrad:
IPad Tetrad
What it enhances: Ipads enhance the portability of technology. They are smaller than laptops and lighter, making them even more portable. They provide a large number of educational apps that can be used to enrich student learning or for students who need more practice. Students can also download e-books onto the IPad making text more portable. There are a variety of interactive tools that can help students with organization or study skills as well.
What technology does it replace: IPads easily can replace desktop computers with the amount that students can store and access. In some cases they could replace laptop computers, however, students may still find a laptop or netbook to be more ideal for word processing.
What does this technology bring to mind from the past: IPads combine a variety of older, out dated items into one efficient piece of technology such as a walkman/discman for listening to music, a video or still image camera for taking video and still shots, and agenda type books for recording important calendar dates and contact information.
What might replace this technology in the future or what might cause it to occur: In the near future, I could see the IPad being replaced by a tablet that supports Flash (which Apple/IPad do not) which is a widely used programming format on the internet. If someone were to create a tablet that worked more effectively or efficiently, it could replace the IPad as well.
Sara
ReplyDeleteFirst I am going to say I like how you posted this, I went through making a graphic and moving it to paint then saving it as a jpg.
For the post I agree with you on the iPad. I can see you are close to my daughters age, because I did not think of the Walkman. In addition, I can also see the iPad being replaced with another tablet that supports flash unless Apple comes up with a way for the iPad to support this technology.