iPads in the Classroom – A Student’s Perspective

TOEFL Writing task – Read a student’s interview on the use of i-pads in the classroom. List two benefits or two setbacks the project brings and state which jeopardizes the learning more. Give examples to justify your answer.

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@DetroitBORG@sly111 my high school gave us iPads instead of books and it was the worst decision ever, horrible idea

— Nick Boone (@2050TGOD) November 22, 2014

@sly111 not very many, we constantly had to delete apps and content to fit textbooks or chapters, and they were extremely distracting

— Nick Boone (@2050TGOD) November 24, 2014

I had the opportunity to interview a Freshman student, Nick Boone (@2050TGOD) that I coincidentally met on Twitter. He saw a conversation that I was having with a popular YouTube personality, and gave his opinion on iPads in the classroom. I took this chance to contact him and ask if he would answer a few questions. He almost immediately agreed to the interview, which we completed via Google Docs just a matter of a couple hours. Nick had the opportunity to participate in a 1:1 iPad program at his high school…

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