re the gaming - DS spent all yesterday's science class playing on a game that the teacher had loaded onto the iPads & was hoping to do the same again today. Apparently this is the teacher's method for keeping kids who are done occupied. Drives me nuts - couldn't they be doing *something* worthwhile? I'd rather he was sent to the library to find a science-related book to read, or did his math homework, or really anything at all other than playing yet another computer game. (And, I'm sorry, but Spore Origins is *not* educational enough to be worth the school time, IMHO.)
This is not new to ipads but common with new technology. When my kids were in early elementary this is how the classroom computers were used. When kids were finished with their work, they could play "edutainment" games. The problem I see is that teachers don't really know how to USE this technology.
