Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms

Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms by ams6110 on Friday March 03, 2017 @09:14AM (#13782914)

Same with my kids' schools. iPads handed out to every kid, but incredibly, they were incompatible with the online Math textbook selected. Millions spent on technology for its own sake, without any real plan.

Honestly I think paper, pencils, and books are still the most effective tools for most primary education.

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Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms by boznz on Friday March 03, 2017 @01:34PM (#13784964)

+1 for pen and paper at school. Didn't touch a computer until I was 15 and didn't do me any harm.

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Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms by andybak on Friday March 03, 2017 @10:51AM (#13783653)

Sounds like the "online Math textbook" was the main problem. How on earth would that not be compatible with an iPad. What the hell was it?

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Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms by ams6110 on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:58AM (#13784182)

The textbook was the big red flag that this was all a theater production. "See how modern we are, all the kids have iPads"

It likely was Flash-based. All I know is it didn't work in iPad Safari.

My kids didn't use them for much else other than games at home.

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Re:Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms by anonymfus on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:23AM (#13783914)

Probably Flash. Or may be some JavaScript using mouse or keyboard events not provided by iPad.

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