iPads Are Here!!!

I came in this morning, after being gone for 3 days due to snow, and found the iPad cart waiting for me! It was a wonderful way to start the day and week for that matter. I immediately opened the cart and began adding apps. Kids have been in and out all day asking, "Are those the iPads?" "Which teacher signed up to use them first?" So we are all excited and it is a race to see which class is going to use them first.

Here is what I have found out so far in just a morning with working with them...

Pros

• They are super easy to use and manipulate
• I have already found lots of FREE apps that are going to be useful for all different subject areas.
• The apps can be easily organized into folders by subject area.
• Easy to plug in and charge

Con

• Because there is no "official" cart for the iPad we are using an iBook cart. While this allows for easy charging and safe storage, there is no way to sync more than 2 iPads at a time. This is VERY time consuming. Our tech people are working with Apple to try to remedy this, but so far no dice:(
  

So while the Pros outweigh the cons, it is still going to be a learning process to figure out an easier way to sync.