The school that swapped its laptops for iPads… and wants to switch back

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There have been several well-publicised stories of schools bringing iPads into the classroom.

I saw this thanks to @courosa on Twitter. I can understand the point of this, which is that umping on the bandwagon without doing the homework first on if it fits your business (or school) needs is just not a good idea. I know that before I bought my smartphone and my iPad, I did a lot of research. I was willing not to get iDevices in favor of PC-friendlier devices. However, I couldn’t find what I needed in non-Apple products. I am a dichotomy; I’m very pro-Windows and like my PC laptop for doing the heavy duty lifting and running the show, but I love my Apple products for their mobility. But I knew what I was getting into. To me, it sounds like this school’s tech advisor didn’t do their job properly.

–techcommgeekmom

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Danielle M. Villegas is a technical communicator who currently employed at Cox Automotive, Inc., and freelances as her own technical communications consultancy, Dair Communications. She has worked at the International Refugee Committee, MetLife, Novo Nordisk, BASF North America, Merck, and Deloitte, with a background in content strategy, web content management, social media, project management, e-learning, and client services. Danielle is best known in the technical communications world for her blog, TechCommGeekMom.com, which has continued to flourish since it was launched during her graduate studies at NJIT in 2012. She has presented webinars and seminars for Adobe, the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the IEEE ProComm, TCUK (ISTC) and at Drexel University’s eLearning Conference. She has written articles for the STC Intercom, STC Notebook, the Content Rules blog, and The Content Wrangler as well. She was very active in the STC, as a former chapter president for the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter, serving and chairing on several STC Board committees, and most recently was the STC Board Vice-President before the organization closed.. You can learn more about Danielle on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemvillegas, on Twitter @techcommgeekmom, or through her blog. All content is the owner's opinions, and does not reflect those of her employers past or present. View All Posts