Here are a few images from yesterday's class. As you can see, happy students. I was quite surprised that some students brought their laptops to class so they could sync their ipads right away and get started with them.
Today I also took the opportunity to take a picture of Stuart, Patricia, and Erin. The four of us have been meeting regularly over the summer and now weekly to plan and discuss the integration of the iPads into tech writing courses.
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Today I also took the opportunity to take a picture of Stuart, Patricia, and Erin. The four of us have been meeting regularly over the summer and now weekly to plan and discuss the integration of the iPads into tech writing courses.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
I see some mighty big smiles on these students' (and faculty, staff) faces. Are the students just excited because it's the iPad? Would they be less enthused if it were the latest greatest pen tablet from another manufacturer? It seems to me that the iPad gets a lot of 'wiggle' room from people because they're just so excited to have an iPad.
FYI- I finally got an iPad to use this week!
Matthew, I think you're right that part of this is the "hipness" of an iPad. There would probably be less enthusiasm if it were a device that carried less hype in the media—though I imagine there would still be lots of interest and intrique.
Congrats on your new iPad!
Thanks! It's cool to use for sure. I'm wondering where my 'dropoff' in enthusiasm will be. It will be very interesting to follow all this and see if the same happens w/ students. I suspect they will carry it longer because many of them already live w/ devices with the mobile functionality that the iPad seems to extend.