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At my school in North Carolina we have gotten the privilege of getting iPads for each of the students. I say they are helpful tools that expand the ability to learn, but some people think differently. People say that instead of the iPads helping us, they distract some students while trying to learn. I admit that they can be distracting, but that is a small price to pay. With the iPads, we have been able to manage our school work in a digital environment, which is great because students don’t have to carry around as many of those big text books and binders. We also get to use all kinds of educational apps that are not only fun but teach us something too.
iPads can be a nuisance though, so students have to be responsible to make sure that no one steals their iPad. Also, these are expensive pieces of technology! If one was to break or be misplaced, a new one could cost up to $600.
So teachers who are reading this,consider the iPads, not as a distracting piece of metal, but as a tool that expands the ability to learn. Thanks to iPads we have learned more efficiently.