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This article explores the impact of iPads in educational settings, highlighting how they could revolutionize classroom technology. While some argue that traditional tools like pens and paper enhance learning and memory, the introduction of individual devices has the potential to transform the educational atmosphere without disrupting it. The authors, Sabrina Huber and Martin Ebner from Graz University of Technology, discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by tablets in classrooms, emphasizing the need for apps that cater to students' needs, especially in special learning environments.
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Sabrina Huber, Martin Ebner • Social LearningComputer and Information ServicesGraz University of Technology
“I think this could very well be the biggest thing to hit school technology since the overhead projector.” “Pens and paper is much more effective in helping people learn and remember.” “It has brought individual technology into the classroom without changing the classroom atmosphere.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?pagewanted=all
16 brand-new iPads 4th form of the “Praxisvolksschule Salzburg” 7 girls, 17 boys Two periods – six and four weeks Netbook class
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Huge unexploited potential Stronger focus on lack of functions and students’ needs (long-lasting apps…) Lack of adequately reflected practical experience Place in special needs learning environment
Sabrina Huber, Martin Ebner • Social LearningComputer and Information ServicesGraz University of TechnologySteyrergasse30 • A-8010 Graz • sabrina.huber@student.tugraz.at • martin.ebner@tugraz.at • Presentation available on:elearningblog.tugraz.at