Our education specialist Bradley Chambers wrote a lengthy piece yesterday explaining the flaws in Apple’s iPad-centric education strategy. The whole piece is well worth a read, but he outlined three main barriers to the superficially attractive vision presented by Apple, even before you consider the purchase cost of the iPads themselves:
- Books are tied to Apple IDs, so schools would have to re-purchase textbooks annually
- Teachers simply don’t have time to create their own interactive books
- Apple’s apps don’t integrate with the established IT systems used by schools
But while the new budget iPad may not be a great fit for most schools, it is a smart move for the consumer market …
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