Comments on: iPads in the Science Classroom: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Mobile Tools | Jenny Polloczek https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493137 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:07:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493137 […] Landon, G. (2012, May 25). iPads in the Science Classroom: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good. Greg Laden’s Blog. Retrieved July 3, 2013, from http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the… […]

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493136 Mon, 28 May 2012 18:01:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493136 Actually, if you click on the picture credit at the end of the post you can see the original. The penguins become a bit more obvious.

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493135 Mon, 28 May 2012 17:07:57 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493135 Heh!!

]]> By: Anonymous Tom https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493134 Mon, 28 May 2012 01:05:45 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493134 Linux penguins for 10 points

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493133 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:07:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493133 Toys and books neatly lined up, something I haven’t seen in any classroom unless it was the first school day of the year? Teacher has OCD as even the computers are in alignment? 🙂

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493132 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:04:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493132 No ten points for me. I see penguins and a wizard which just reaffirms that this is a children’s room and not a regular teen classroom. What am I missing? Am I going to kick myself?

Incidentally, look at the radiator on the right side with the wood panel protecting the wall I’ve seen those in numerous churches across Canada and the US as a young teen when i was part of a competitive team doing a Jeopardy-style competition except as a four person team against other teams (church of Christ denominations–yes very fundie). I wonder if this is one of those old church auditoriums or classrooms?

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493131 Sat, 26 May 2012 17:26:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493131 I think they are real computers actually running.

You touched on the clue! Look closely at the stuffed toys!

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493130 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:55:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493130 The classroom looks like someone’s rec-room. Carpeted floors (in a computer room?!), stuffed toys on shelf with older students at the tables, computer towers perched precariously on edge of folding tables (recipes for disaster). And are the computers even plugged in? Hard to tell, but there aren’t as many wires as I’ve seen in real computer labs. So staged shot, screen graphics added later.

Have an iPad myself because it was on sale for a good price, but am still a bit annoyed at the lack of a windows explorer type interface. I have DropBox and USB/SD card adapter port, but unless Apple in future versions puts in a file navigating system and allows me to view/move/rename files I’ll probably switch to an Android-based version when I need a new tablet.

]]> By: gregladen https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/25/ipads-in-the-science-classroom-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-good/#comment-493129 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:03:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=12180#comment-493129 By the way, there is something funny about the photo at the top of the post. 10 points if you figure it out.

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