Comments on: Charlotte Schools Seeks to Spend Salary Money on iPads http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/ Education News Thu, 23 May 2013 21:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PTA Assaulting School Choice in South Carolina | RedState http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-7053 PTA Assaulting School Choice in South Carolina | RedState Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:48:08 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-7053 [...] inner city schools receive $12,000 per child.  With that money, the schools decided to spend $10 million to buy iPads for their classrooms; after spending $1.2 million to purchase iPads for [...] [...] inner city schools receive $12,000 per child.  With that money, the schools decided to spend $10 million to buy iPads for their classrooms; after spending $1.2 million to purchase iPads for [...]

]]> By: Joe http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-6693 Joe Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:44:10 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-6693 Is this some kind of a disease that hit several school districts at once? There's now a second story on yet another school system that spent money on ipads and now can't pay the bills. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad. Is this some kind of a disease that hit several school districts at once? There’s now a second story on yet another school system that spent money on ipads and now can’t pay the bills. This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so sad.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-6561 Kevin Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:30:50 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-6561 The problem with the ipad thing is that they cost a ton of money and provide no tengible benefit at present. I am as gung ho about technology in the classroom as anyway, but has anyone actually come up with a good way to use it to improve the educational outcomes yet? The problem with the ipad thing is that they cost a ton of money and provide no tengible benefit at present. I am as gung ho about technology in the classroom as anyway, but has anyone actually come up with a good way to use it to improve the educational outcomes yet?

]]> By: tired teacher http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-6405 tired teacher Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:13:44 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-6405 the real problem with the ipad thing is replacing the ipads, it costs too much and happens to frequently (kids aren't notorious for being gentle with things) the real problem with the ipad thing is replacing the ipads, it costs too much and happens to frequently (kids aren’t notorious for being gentle with things)

]]> By: Joe http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-6360 Joe Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:19:21 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-6360 I like their ipad textbook ideas but the priorities of this program seem..off. I like their ipad textbook ideas but the priorities of this program seem..off.

]]> By: tired teacher http://www.educationnews.org/technology/charlotte-schools-seeks-to-spend-salary-money-on-ipads/#comment-6312 tired teacher Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=209585#comment-6312 good thing they asked the teachers before they invested such a huge amount of money in the program. obviously they wouldn't have any idea about programs that might help. but apple, apple knows how to help kids learn good thing they asked the teachers before they invested such a huge amount of money in the program.

obviously they wouldn’t have any idea about programs that might help. but apple, apple knows how to help kids learn

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