tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post3482391147707593471..comments2024-03-18T23:51:24.440-04:00Comments on The Electric Educator: iPad vs. Chromebook [Your Thoughts]John R. Sowashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00830158152077843312noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-24584787284092641972012-08-27T19:48:36.100-04:002012-08-27T19:48:36.100-04:00we are facing the same dilemma. With Google provid...we are facing the same dilemma. With Google providing Drive and offline files and a growing collection of offline apps, I am tending to the Chromebook. I have three children. The eldest (Year 12) has an Apple Mac. The middle and youngest share Windows based laptop. We also have an ipad at home. The Chromebook has become the choice of the younger two. Mind you this choice has come hand in hand with their shift to Google docsRobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644062559273386045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-1411374013605209132012-02-05T14:03:25.932-05:002012-02-05T14:03:25.932-05:00I have discovered your website by accident and I t...I have discovered your website by accident and I think it´s wonderful! Very practical and filled with useful information!damp problemshttp://www.dampaway.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-28712583147804870842012-01-27T08:17:52.658-05:002012-01-27T08:17:52.658-05:00Our school is looking toward having student device...Our school is looking toward having student devices and we are looking at both. We also just became a Google School this year and are going through that process. I'm a huge fan of the iPad but not of the cost. I have no experience using the Chromebook. I'm looking forward to your presentation next week at Wayne RESA.Mr. Marabeashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378390664822601243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-12327095306310569562012-01-25T21:25:24.019-05:002012-01-25T21:25:24.019-05:00I have had the Acer Chromebook since July 2011 and...I have had the Acer Chromebook since July 2011 and find it much more useful in an educational (and personal) setting. I have noticed that a majority of students only think of the iPad as a game player. The lack of a keyboard on a tablet and the closed ecosystem of Apple make it an easy choice. Chrome has thousands of the same apps you will find in the other closed(minded) app store as well. The price difference also would be a HUGE factor for schools. At almost 1/2 the price, get a Chromebook!Scott Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401440723639007927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-52822894144400223232012-01-25T15:56:59.294-05:002012-01-25T15:56:59.294-05:00I believe the Chromebook to be the better choice f...I believe the Chromebook to be the better choice for schools. I bought an Acer Chromebook as a gift for my Mother, and have never seen a computer so easy to set up. Boot up in 10 seconds from off, and resume from sleep in 1 second...Of course my mother wanted a keyboard, so a tablet was not an option. I understand why kids would want the tablet, as my son has an ipad, but from a teaching and maintenance perspective, the Chromebook wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326053344094419375.post-24723787458265268282012-01-25T11:46:42.226-05:002012-01-25T11:46:42.226-05:00My daughter's friend was part of a school tria...My daughter's friend was part of a school trial that was given Chrome Books to use. She really didn't like them--I think, in particular, she didn't like that she didn't have a desktop/file system to store things on--that everything was in the cloud.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.com