ipad v. ipad mini

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

I am clearly missing something, here. A 6-yr-old should be playing with toys and reading books.

Nothing like hooking them on technology WAY too early. And we wonder why teachers have such a hard time getting and keeping kids' attention now. It is because the teacher has no flashing lights, no electronic tones, and so on.

We are creating attention-deficient zombies.

[Anonymous]

I far prefer the mini. My 3 year old and husband prefer the ipad. Personally, I'd buy the mini as it is much more portable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

+2 the full iPad to me was tough to hold with one hand. The mini is more like hard cover book weight

Size matters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

I am clearly missing something, here. A 6-yr-old should be playing with toys and reading books.

Nothing like hooking them on technology WAY too early. And we wonder why teachers have such a hard time getting and keeping kids' attention now. It is because the teacher has no flashing lights, no electronic tones, and so on.

We are creating attention-deficient zombies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:op here again-are there other alternative tablets we should consider? We own an ipad and a mac should we branch out? Again, the games are fun but this will be for school too-he is entering 5th grade next fall, Appreciate all input!!

Chrome book or $300 laptop.

For schoolwork this is a great option! Cheaper and fewer distractions of games, itunes and so forth. Works great for a middle schooler. OP-- you mentioned wanting it for both school and games... not sure there is one device that is best for both. Consider your budget and what you expect him to do for school, then go to the store and try things out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

I am clearly missing something, here. A 6-yr-old should be playing with toys and reading books.

Nothing like hooking them on technology WAY too early. And we wonder why teachers have such a hard time getting and keeping kids' attention now. It is because the teacher has no flashing lights, no electronic tones, and so on.

We are creating attention-deficient zombies.

PP here- Okay that was NOT the point but since you're feeling all judgy I'll elaborate. DD attends a private school about 40 minutes from our house and two days a week gets to have her ipad in the car.

What she does on her iPad:
Reads.
CREATES her own books (with sound effects, captions, text & photos)
Watches her favorite show- How It's Made- (if you ever have the time I'm sure she'd LOVE to explain to you the process for creating kayaks, holograms or car radiators).
Skypes with family across the globe
Animates her own three minute movies.
Uses Maily to email friends.
Research topics the is curious about. Yesterday she wanted to know more about the Bioluminescent Bay we'll visit in Puerto Rico next week - specifically the life span of the micro-organisms that make the water glow.
She takes photos and video and dances to music.
She and friends video dramatic productions (often using their American Girl dolls)
Listens to storynory podcasts of classic books to help her fall asleep (halfway through Alice in Wonderland now).

Some of her other interests (unrelated to the ipad) are building robots and model rockets (received a launch certificate from the Goddard NASA Space Center)
Science experiments
Art projects (loves using recycled materials)
Play dates (usually two or three per week)
Riding her skateboard and playing in the playground
Pottery
Tennis
Swimming.
Building with legos (which she has done for hours at a time)
She is (unofficially) one of her teacher's favorites -a leader and a rule follower, with reading and math scores at 5th grade level according to latest evaluation.

On top of it all DD is kind, generous, outgoing and very well liked.

So much for your assumptions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

I am clearly missing something, here. A 6-yr-old should be playing with toys and reading books.

Nothing like hooking them on technology WAY too early. And we wonder why teachers have such a hard time getting and keeping kids' attention now. It is because the teacher has no flashing lights, no electronic tones, and so on.

We are creating attention-deficient zombies.

PP here- Okay that was NOT the point but since you're feeling all judgy I'll elaborate. DD attends a private school about 40 minutes from our house and two days a week gets to have her ipad in the car.

What she does on her iPad:
Reads.
CREATES her own books (with sound effects, captions, text & photos)
Watches her favorite show- How It's Made- (if you ever have the time I'm sure she'd LOVE to explain to you the process for creating kayaks, holograms or car radiators).
Skypes with family across the globe
Animates her own three minute movies.
Uses Maily to email friends.
Research topics the is curious about. Yesterday she wanted to know more about the Bioluminescent Bay we'll visit in Puerto Rico next week - specifically the life span of the micro-organisms that make the water glow.
She takes photos and video and dances to music.
She and friends video dramatic productions (often using their American Girl dolls)
Listens to storynory podcasts of classic books to help her fall asleep (halfway through Alice in Wonderland now).

Some of her other interests (unrelated to the ipad) are building robots and model rockets (received a launch certificate from the Goddard NASA Space Center)
Science experiments
Art projects (loves using recycled materials)
Play dates (usually two or three per week)
Riding her skateboard and playing in the playground
Pottery
Tennis
Swimming.
Building with legos (which she has done for hours at a time)
She is (unofficially) one of her teacher's favorites -a leader and a rule follower, with reading and math scores at 5th grade level according to latest evaluation.

On top of it all DD is kind, generous, outgoing and very well liked.

So much for your assumptions.

I am the OP and I have a five year old that uses the iPad for minecraft and that's it--u don't need to justify yourself to anyone, thank you for your input.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a mini and when I lift a regular iPad I'm stunned at how heavy and cumbersome it is. See like it would be so easy to drop.

6 y/o DD has a mini and it's perfect. To me the bigger size is just too big. I also think it would be dropped a lot more if we had the regular one. It's just too heavy.

I am clearly missing something, here. A 6-yr-old should be playing with toys and reading books.

Nothing like hooking them on technology WAY too early. And we wonder why teachers have such a hard time getting and keeping kids' attention now. It is because the teacher has no flashing lights, no electronic tones, and so on.

We are creating attention-deficient zombies.

PP here- Okay that was NOT the point but since you're feeling all judgy I'll elaborate. DD attends a private school about 40 minutes from our house and two days a week gets to have her ipad in the car.

What she does on her iPad:
Reads.
CREATES her own books (with sound effects, captions, text & photos)
Watches her favorite show- How It's Made- (if you ever have the time I'm sure she'd LOVE to explain to you the process for creating kayaks, holograms or car radiators).
Skypes with family across the globe
Animates her own three minute movies.
Uses Maily to email friends.
Research topics the is curious about. Yesterday she wanted to know more about the Bioluminescent Bay we'll visit in Puerto Rico next week - specifically the life span of the micro-organisms that make the water glow.
She takes photos and video and dances to music.
She and friends video dramatic productions (often using their American Girl dolls)
Listens to storynory podcasts of classic books to help her fall asleep (halfway through Alice in Wonderland now).

Some of her other interests (unrelated to the ipad) are building robots and model rockets (received a launch certificate from the Goddard NASA Space Center)
Science experiments
Art projects (loves using recycled materials)
Play dates (usually two or three per week)
Riding her skateboard and playing in the playground
Pottery
Tennis
Swimming.
Building with legos (which she has done for hours at a time)
She is (unofficially) one of her teacher's favorites -a leader and a rule follower, with reading and math scores at 5th grade level according to latest evaluation.

On top of it all DD is kind, generous, outgoing and very well liked.

So much for your assumptions.

I am the OP and I have a five year old that uses the iPad for minecraft and that's it--u don't need to justify yourself to anyone, thank you for your input.

Guess I'm just feeling thinned skinned today.