Where the iPad and Education Intersect

In a recent article on the iPad, Apple legend Steve Wozniak has said he intends to purchase three of them. He also mentioned that he thinks the iPad will be “great for students.”

“The iPad could lower the cost of acquiring computers for students. I think it’s going to be huge in the education market. Think about students going off to college.” Woz insisted. “They want an Apple product, but their parents don’t want to spend that much. Now they have the ideal thing. They can go to college and someone may have a whacked-out $6,000 laptop, but the guy with the iPad will get all the attention.”

The co-founder of Apple also suggested the iPad would appeal to those who find traditional computing over complicated and daunting.”My wife’s parents — they’re not ready for the complicated computer world. They have these old computers. But the iPad simplifies things. It’s like a restart. We all say we want things to be simpler.

Teachers: How do you see the iPad being used in your classroom, if at all?

Students: Do you want one? (Of course you do.)