I had trouble posting on Brian Lawler's website, so I'm responding to the iPad prompt here.
New technologies are forever shaping our classrooms, but I always wonder if the dependence on technology is healthy. Can students retain as much, or more, than they did back in the chalk and blackboard days? Or are they hopeless unless they have their computers and keyboards? And what about the trickle down theory? Does technology like iPads help the elite most? So far, I haven't seen Elmos and SmartBoards trickle down to schools in need. Orange Glen HS in Escondido, for example, doesn't even have regular overhead projectors. What is the trade off? What skills doe we gain? And lose?
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