This is the new technology. Although as a sixth grade teacher I would envy the kindergarten teacher who has this technology, my 3 year old grandson can use the apps on my iphone. He knows which pictures to press and has learned a lot of information from the apps. It is the new Sesame Street as it keeps his attention and talks to him. As a tool it is differentiated education for each child.
This was the article I decided to blog about, and let me sum up my feelings by quoting myself: "...placing (an iPad) into the hands of a five year old is akin to letting your preschooler play with a set of keys over an open sewer grate; in other words, you don't.
Great article on using podcasts, from kindergarten through high school, to help with enrichment and review at home. Also the article discusses a switch in lecture and homework - do the lecture at home and front load or review the information and do the lab, experiment, work, activity during class time.