Meagan MasonFrostburg State UniversityMarch 8, 2012

DISADVANTAGES OF IPADS IN THE

CLASSROOM

iPads are very expensive.

It would cost $10,000 to have 20 iPads in a classroom. Multiply that by the number of students in the school and it would cost $120,000 for 240 students to each have an iPad.

Who will cover the cost?

•Government•County•Individual schools•Parents

• distracting to students during lessons.

• an interference while the teacher is teaching.

• used as a gaming devise during school time.

iPads can be:

iPads are easily broken and not easily fixed

• Cook, L. (2011). iPad use not prevalent; May not serve purpose in class. redandblack.com. Retrieved from:http://redandblack.com/2011/04/05/ipad-use-not-prevalent-may-not-serve-purpose-in-class/

•Woyke, E. (2011).Pros And Cons Of iPads In The Classroom. Forbes. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/

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