In case you did not know I love all things thechnology. I particularly like those things that are transformational. I think the iPad is one of those things. So whenever I hear about school implementing them I get excited. here is an excerpt from an article on Convergmag.com.
The iPad is the hottest tablet to be carrying around. And soon, first and second graders at Burley Elementary School in Chicago will be carrying them around the classroom.
Burley, a literature and technology magnet within Chicago Public Schools (CPS), will use the iPads to differentiate instruction according to individual need, and encourage critical thinking through multimedia apps and collaborative tools. This could include using apps such as Question Builder, which helps elementary-aged children learn to answer abstract questions and create responses based on inference, and iWriteWords, which teaches handwriting.
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