will ipads replace laptops?

Bethany V Smith College of Education @ NC State University

What do you think?

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Weight & Size

Laptop AveragesWidth Depth Height Weight

Netbook 10.5” 1.5” 1.3” 3.5 lbs

Ultra Portable 9-12” 9” 1.5” 2.0 – 5 lbs.

Laptop 15” 11” 1.7” 5 – 7 lbs.

http://compreviews.about.com/od/buyers/a/Laptop-Size-and-Weight-Guide.htm

Laptop AveragesWidth Height Depth Weight

Netbook 10.5” 7” 1.3” 3.5 lbs

Ultra Portable 9-12” 9” 1.5” 2.0 – 5 lbs.

Laptop 15” 11” 1.7” 5 – 7 lbs.

iPad 9.56” 7.47” 0.5” 1.5 lbs.

http://compreviews.about.com/od/buyers/a/Laptop-Size-and-Weight-Guide.htm

Battery Life

9-10 Hours

2–4 Hours

Interface

Touch Screen

On Screen Keyboard

Ultra Portable

iOS

3G Capable

Pinch & Zoom

Multitasking?

Bulky

Heavy

Windows/Mac OS/Linux

Mouse/Touchpad

VGA OutputUSB Ports

Webcam

Laptop Exceptions

Tablets

MacBook Air

3G Modems

Software

http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/

Price

Wi-fi

Wi-fi + 3G

16 GB $49932 GB $59964 GB $699

16 GB $62932 GB $72964 GB $829 Don’t Forget your

Mobile Plan!

The Exceptions

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet

~$2,000

MacBook Air

$950 - $1750 $250 - $450

Asus eeePC

Pros ConsUltra-Portable

Lack of ports

No Camera

No Flash

No Multi-tasking

Easy to use

Long battery life

Pros Cons

Heavy

Expensive

Short Battery Life

More Available Software

Larger Screen

Peripherals

Implementation

Cart or Take Home?

iTunes account for every student?

To lock down or not to lock

down?

http://ipadeducators.ning.com/

Wireless Network

Identification Strategy

Cases?

Earbuds?

Professional Development

The Webb School of Knoxville

"The device comes with an easy price, is simple to use and support, and handles the vast majority of what our teachers need it to do in the classroom."

Cedars school of excellence

We are now at the stage where the iPad is embedded in the way we do business at the school. When we first started, we thought we could guard against misuse by threatening to take away the child’s iPad for a day or so. It turns out that doing so would now completely break the school day for that child. We might as well make them sit in the hallway and face the wall for the entire day. I did not expect that we would reach that point so soon.

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What do we need a laptop

to do?

"I can do 90% of what I need to accomplish on my iPad. My laptop has been relegated to sitting on my desk at work. I only use it when I need to do something more suited to the desktop environment."

http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/05/how-the-ipad-replaced-my-laptop-in-30-days/

The iPad does some things VERY well, and other things not at all. Are you willing to sacrifice what you can't do with an iPad, with what you can do?

Maybe we need to think about it as a completely different kind of instructional tool

"It became clear during the short extent of our study thus far the power of the device for libraries, mobile data collection, for small group work, and for special needs students. It’s not like a laptop in those situations, but more like a completely different type of instructional tool–because it is so much more mobile and because of the screen profile and touch screen."

http://futura.edublogs.org/2010/11/06/preliminary-results-ipads-in-classroom-and-libraries/

BUT Wait...

Bethany V. Smithbethany_smith@ncsu.edu

Twitter: bethanyvsmithhttp://ced.ncsu.edu/lt/

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