Darlington school trials iPads in the classroom (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Darlington school trials iPads in the classroom
11:23am Friday 25th January 2013 in News
STUDENTS and staff at a Darlington school are keeping up with the latest technology in the classroom.
A lucky group of 30 pupils and ten teachers at Hummersknott Academy have been given iPads to trial in lessons to see how they can enhance learning and teaching.
The group will be trained on how to use the gadgets, which are small enough to sit alongside exercise books, before seeing how they can be incorporated into lessons, from English, through to science and maths.
Assistant principal Louise Farnell said: “We need to prepare pupils for the future world in which they will be working.
“Increasingly employers are using and developing devices for daily routine tasks and, as such, we need to train our students to use these devices effectively as a tool to work with.”
Comments(4)
Spy Boy
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11:10pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Can you imagine a day when the net breaks down for 24 hours. People are so addicted to their little gizmos they'll be stringing themselves up. The Samaritans should be prepared for this happening.
PoliticalDemocracy
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11:51pm Fri 25 Jan 13
PoliticalDemocracy
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11:52pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Spy Boy wrote:Agree 100%. Kids these days are too reliant on modern technology. It's all that matters now. Whatever happened to board games and theatre productions? It's sad really. I really do despise my generation.
Wouldn't it be best to give them a good education. They fiddle with these things enough as it is. Some of use the latest technology in our work and leisure. We don't have to make it our life's work. I worry that they are replacing life.
Can you imagine a day when the net breaks down for 24 hours. People are so addicted to their little gizmos they'll be stringing themselves up. The Samaritans should be prepared for this happening.
pushpins says...
7:19pm Fri 25 Jan 13