Having iPads in the classroom was very resourceful. Instead of having to deal with going to the computer labs and not knowing where or when to go, we were always in the classroom and we could still use the Internet. It really was resourceful during our big projects, because we could shoot videos or take pictures all over the school. By having the iPads, our class could virtually be anywhere and do anything unless it was blocked by the school wifi. We tried reading Huck Finn on them but it was very difficult considering the page numbers weren't the same in any iPad. In theory though, it would save the school a lot of money in books as long as they had a better system for pagination of the books and what's not.
Although the iPads were very resourceful, they had their difficulties.For one, if you didn't have Evernote or some type of word document program you couldn't write things and be able to utilize what you did in class at home. Nothing against the iPads but I would rather not have to use so much technology and have various accounts for "social networks" like Dropbox and Evernote when if I had my own iPad I could have Word and then just complete it later at home.
Personally, I think that a one on one approach would be much more useful. By the iPad not being exclusively mine, using Evernote and Dropbox became a hassle. Everytime I had to leave I also had to logout of every network I used. By being able to bring it home and keep it all four years, I would be able to utilize all the things I had previously learned and I wouldn't have to sign up for all the networks and deal with the trouble of logging out of everything each time I leave class.
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