Originally Posted by master of none
To continue the tangent....Our district is getting into the IPADs and one thing they are trying out is the microscope app where the teacher can show everyone what it looks like so there's no need for the kids to actually do the experiment. They can just watch the teacher do it.

Argh.

I wish someone would explain schools' fascination with iPads to me. In this context,they strike me as being (expensive) shiny toys, and I honestly do not understand what they add to the learning process.