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Are Ipads used a lot in secondary schools?

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vkyyu · 01/12/2013 15:08

Will any secondary school teachers or parents share their views please. My children are not in secondary school yet. However many and more and more primary schools seem to be acquiring IPads for pupils use in schools. So just wonder if this is also happening in secondary schools. As I want to invest my saving in the right equipment for my dcs. I think IPads are very expensive for what they are. However there many tablet-PCs available on the market and often come with Microsoft office seem very good value as comparing to IPads. So just wonder whether a IPad or a tablet-PC will be better support their school / home work in secondary schools?

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Bradsplit · 01/12/2013 15:17

NOT USED at all? christ -you need to get with it.
Ours does a HUGE amount of work on google docs for drafting etc

its a missed opportunity

Bradsplit · 01/12/2013 15:16

i think that might be the case for those of us who are used to trad laptops

kids ( sheesh!) nowadays dont see them as viewers like adults do

MissMillament · 01/12/2013 15:16

They are not used at all in my secondary school. I can't see any particular reason why they would be useful in my subject (English) though I would love a bank of wifi-enabled laptops for use in class - access to machines with keyboards being more of a priority for me. But we don't have the budget for that. In terms of homework, again for my subject, a computer or laptop would be more useful than a tablet.

LoopyLobster · 01/12/2013 15:14

Definitely a laptop supports learning better for secondary pupils. Ipads are toys. Lovely, useful, engaging toys, but toys nevertheless.

Bradsplit · 01/12/2013 15:14

is irrelevant which one. def one or t'other tho

blueemerald · 01/12/2013 15:13

I've worked in 3 secondary schools and the only one that used iPads was a special school. A desktop PC or laptop is more useful for homework/research. If you are set on a tablet you can get an iPad (I personally think they are better than others on the market) for a comparable price at somewhere like Computer Exchange.

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