What Will It Take for iPads to Upend Teaching and Learning?

I really enjoyed all the different perspectives in this article.  I really like the idea of using iPads to change the teacher role so that the teacher becomes more of a facilitator.  The iPads will hopefully give students the responsibility of learning more than most classrooms do now.  If students become excited about learning, and have the opportunity to learn by themselves, they will.  Hopefully the iPads will get students excited so that they will begin teaching themselves.  Teachers do need to feel comfortable with the feeling of losing control and becoming more of a facilitator for this happen, but this is why the organization and the efficiently of the iPad is really helpful.  If a teacher can easily check how students are doing with the material and the classroom is well organized then it will not feel like the teacher is actually losing control of the classroom.

I really liked how the article gave different perspectives of different teachers in different subjects.  Some of the teachers seemed like they were doing really well with the addition of iPads into the classroom, while others seemed like they were still figuring it out.  Using iPads in the classroom is definitely a learning process and will take a while for teachers and administrators to really understand how to get the best outcome with the iPads.  I understand how the iPads can be frustrating.  There are many apps that have to be purchased and if budgets do not allow for these purchases, then it seems a little pointless.  The use of iPads in the classroom is a learning experience and still needs a lot of work, but all the ideas are very exciting and the intentions are good.