EDTECH Research

This is my link to my Research Assignment.


I chose iPad utilization in the classroom as a topic, because I feel that this is quickly becoming the current technology in the classroom. I know that a lot of educators have an issue making the leap to tablets or etext. Like many, I remember when the internet was introduced in the schools and the challenges that teachers and students faced. With all of those challenges, we still made the change and it has completely changed the game for education.

The institution that I work for has implemented including an iPad into the tuition for every student. With that many iPads in every classroom, it is going present many challenges for the institution, faculty and student body. There is always a learning curve with new technology and that is also accompanied by many critics. That being said, I have noticed that the people who are open minded and embrace a change, find the most ways to utilize the iPad effectively.

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