The term Ipad seems to be used as a default as it became with the name Hoover: meaning a vacuum cleaner. You can buy an android for half the price of an ipad without any loss of facility. There is also a greater range of units that are produced by a range of manufacturers which are all compatible each with each other: including electronic and projected whiteboards. Apple and Ipads can be very limiting in many respects.
The big problem with all this stuff is the use of them: "death by powerpoint." comes to mind. People of my generation were brought up on white chalk and blackboards. We then moved on to coloured felt pens and whiteboards and this was a revolution. However, should a bunch of coffin dodgers like me rule the roost, most certainly not. The latest technology is fantastic. But as with the misuse of powerpoint the misuse of all this latest technology also provides a trap. So, as before, you need to think of creative ways of engaging the student just the same. Stuffing a downloaded image in front of the student and demanding engagement is lazy and appalling.
When using the whiteboard or the blackboard and chalk before that you can, from the beginning, take the student with you towards the completed brief. Moving on and using all of the attributes that the modern technology offers you still need to engage the student and from the first sentence. Whatever you do, don't forget the model if used properly you can put it into the hands of the student having them follow your brief, keep them part of it.
Last edited by Fl1ingfrog; 17th Sep 2020 at 18:02.