this website is talking about a school based around science who is no longer using textbooks but is being to base all their teaching on the ipad so their information can be more updated and the students can save up to 1000 dollars in annual textbook costs
this website is just giving some basic stats on the apple ipads.
of the 18.7 tablets that were shipped last year, Apple had 13 million of those tablets.
apple has a major 69.5% market share
they see a Brady Bunch style grid of live-stream video headshots of 10-12 students and the professor. During class, which is scheduled several times throughout the week, students can take notes, view slides, discuss questions on a Twitter-like chat pod, break into groups, or virtually "raise their hand" to answer a question.
this website is stating how doctors are beginning to convert to ipads instead of using the paper charts.
examples;
if a doctor wants to know a status about a patient, instead of going to their room to view their status on their charts, the doctors can be connected to EHR so their lab results can go straight to their ipads which can save time which is very vital for a doctor or nurse.
there is even a hospital in Britain that is using ipads to relax their patients during surgery.
also, ipads are now beginning to create apps so you will no longer have to fill out the clipboard and now you can do it on your app.
this website is stating that before you buy an expensive product, you need to think of the disadvantages. The tablet doesn't have a keyboard built in so you have to manually type and it also says that when the screen cracks, it is very costly.