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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of all the things I care about, elementary school iPad usage is the least of my concerns. If APE talked to their teachers and principals, they would find that even in upper elem, they aren’t even used that much. It’s mostly used for differentiation, so that teachers can put the class on Lexia or Dreambox so that they can do small group work. Anything more will cost money for more teachers to supervise, and we all know what’s going on with the budget. And yes, many standardized tests are administered electronically. You will have to go to Richmond for that.

So tired of APE taking all the oxygen out of the room, so we can’t talk about more salient issues affecting APS. ArlNow is now their mouthpiece.[/quote]

The head of AEA agrees with them! Everything on your list can be done with a class set and not 1-1.  And no SOLs until grade 3. [/quote]
+1 I’m fine with iPads in 3rd grade (the vast majority of kids know how to use them before then) I don’t think people realize how much other stuff is done on smartboards or monitors hooked up to laptops in  APS elementary schools. All kids are looking at screens for a substantial amount of time each day. [/quote]

Please. The issue is not that they are looking at a smartboard or monitor. It's the specific battle with the ipad. The discipline issues, the attention fragmentation from gamification, the cost of the devices, the amount of effort spent on making sure they're brought to school and charged up. All of it. [/quote]
It’s both. [/quote]

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