Pictures say 1000 words, well here are some ways that the iPad is changing our worlds.
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| Clarke Hopkins Clarke Idea Architects' iPad Library Wall Au |
From the proposed iPad Wall designed by Clarke Hopkins Clarke
Idea Architects to a school library lab and homes... the touchpad revolution with access to the internet is transforming the way we read, access information, and the mobility of the device - changing the way we "meet" to use it. The iPad is the mobile device but touch screens are everywhere - from the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Blvd in LA that has touchscreen walls to entertain and teach about music history.
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| http://www.ppesprincipal.blogspot.com/ |
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| German cars with mounted iPads |
( iPad Lab) at the Pinnacle Peak Elementary School in Scotsdale, Arizona, decorated much like the APPLE store model with white walls, single words of inspiration, and what I call, Pods of learning.
A sixth grader came up with the focus . See the broadcast at the KTVK link.
Mounts for the Ipad are available for homes, cars, and more. The iPad mount accessory by Modulur , Griffin's cabinet attachment, and ProClip USA to name a few. The cost of $70 can put an iPad in a convenient place that once the plasma screens were popular for. This list get longer as I have even seen a rear seat iPad mount for the German cars like the BMW "iPAD Out" mounts .
When an object becomes a frequent item in our every day life- it is no longer considered a luxury but a tool that does the job. That is what I see with the students in my classes who pick it up and explore without hesitation ( or awe) applying to their focus to the task it does. Just the way tech should be.
