Apple in Education
by dovetailedlife
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Propaganda for sure, but still pretty great. Make sure to watch the videos.
I can speak, from experience, that GarageBand and iMovie has helped my father in school announcements, etc. Yes, this technology was very possible before, but I think it is fair to say that Apple’s implementation of iLife has brought the art of recording and editing audio and video to life for…children. How powerful.
It occurs to me that the integration, ease of use, consistency of not only the products alone, but the User Interface of them makes this an enjoyable experience for all.
My only question: What’s the cost? Who pays for this? Seems to me that private schools might be the first to be able to implement this because of financial constraints. They could most easily work it into the price of tuition. I know of many schools (including Duke University) that have given an iPod or MacBook to each of their students when they enter college in hopes that they will use them for school activities (like iTunes U).
Here comes the future my friends.
-B
There is no substitute for focused excitement. Not only are the students engaged in something they probably couldn’t have afforded at home, the teachers are excited when success becomes contagious.
The real world offers some drawbacks but every tool and every method has them.
It is interesting that there always seems to be money when the right person wants a project to go forward but this took some risktaking.
It would be interesting to know two things: what the experience will be in the second year after the newness has worn off and also what would happen if the class had ipads instead.