As one of my students said, “The litmus test is that it has to simplify rather than complicate life.” The iPad failed in that regard.

Students said the two areas where the iPad excelled were reading and viewing. No surprise there.

The consensus among them was that the iPad needed five or 10 years more development to be really useful. (I don’t think it will be that long.)

What is it we want all students to learn?How will we know when they have learned it?How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty?How will we respond when a student has already demonstrated understanding?

Support teachers in using technology for professional purposes. Provide teachers with support for securing interactive digital content. Encourage teachers to partner with students to integrate technology into learning. School principal must lead by example. Embed technology integration into teacher and leader evaluation. Support student acquisition and use of technology in schools. Work with students to develop responsible use policies. Secure appropriate permissions from students and their parents.

Support teachers in using technology for professional purposes. Provide teachers with support for securing interactive digital content. Encourage teachers to partner with students to integrate technology into learning. School principal must lead by example. Embed technology integration into teacher and leader evaluation. Support student acquisition and use of technology in schools. Work with students to develop responsible use policies. Secure appropriate permissions from students and their parents. As schools put these building blocks in place, they will be able to work to

curriculum to better prepare students for a working world that increasingly favored the technologically fluent

Teachers observed that students were more engaged when using the Mac, and they saw the effect as potentially transformative

teachers rarely lecture from the front of the classroom. Instead, they ask questions, then issue clear guidelines and expectations for students to meet. Either alone or in small groups, students research the topic on the Mac to come up with the information they need to answer each question