Having the device

So, we are about half way through the year and this post has been prompted by a mail I received from   Maggie at Goodwin Community Centre (www.goodwincc.org). Maggie reported that one of students, Aaron, has found a useful page on why have a tablet or smart device at college (http://community.directliquidation.com/college-students-guide-to-tablets-and-mobile-devices/)

This page talks about having a device in college and stresses that the modern campus should be wired for the students to be able to use mobiles. This starts with the campus being wireless enabled and then continues with the campus thinking about how they can engage with the mobile enabled students.

This is at the core of the iPads project - if all out students have the devices - and we will be thinking about whether that is a provide, lease or BYOT model then we need to seriously consider what needs to change in our systems to maximise the use of these devices - and running a college Twitter is not enough.

We hope that the iPad project will put some empirical "meat" on the bones of optimise and hyperbole that is currently circulating about the use of tables in school. So, thanks Aaron and let's think about how this project can inform contented growth.