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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't like it.  I don't want my kid spending school time on an ipad.

[b]That said, I think the purpose of the ipads is at least in part to bring up the abilities of the kids living in poverty to the same technological level as the other kids.  [/b]But they can't just give ipads to the poor kids, so everybody gets one.

I too have been reading the studies and reports that technology isn't really helping our kids, so I hate that kids in 2nd grade are spending class time on iPads.

At a minimum, why can't APS install an app or other tracker in the iPads that allows parents to track exactly how much time they have spent on them in class and how much time on each app?  That seems like the absolute minimum that we should be able to see.[/quote]

I am going to sound like a jerk here, but I've been surprised to see even children in homeless shelters using more expensive devices than I will buy for my own kids. Certainly this is not true of all children living in poverty, but I think this argument doesn't hold water and that poor kids in particular need more time spent with teachers, not devices-- but of course, good teachers are far more expensive.

iPads are also designed to be ridiculously user-friendly, so that even the greatest technophobes (or youngest toddlers) can use them with an absolute minimum of learning.

I think the people these help most, unfortunately, are actually the kids who already benefit from plenty of rich conversation and interaction with adults in daily life, with plenty of time outdoors to play and explore-- once you have those foundations, online resources are a fantastic tool.[/quote]

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