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I do not see why it is ridiculous. I agree they can be a useful tool if properly used.

Not every household can afford an iPad per kid in school.

most schools are buying them... some buy and keep them at school. other districts buy them, give them to kids - it's theirs to keep. obviously, there is an agreement in place about loss, damage, etc. that the parents have to adhere to. but, in many ways, this can be cheaper than a computer... textbooks are digital, no physical networking, etc. kids get a computer for home - many kids can't afford one.

After the fiasco concerning using laptop cameras to 'check up' on students at home......

And the 'ridiculous' was because of the cost. They're laying off teachers around here because of funds being short.

How does that make it ridiculous?


I do not see the relevance of this.



So it is an issue of how resources are spent, which is an arguable point, and one would need to draw a connection between teacher layoffs and purchasing ipads with data support.

Allowing children access to ANYTHING without proper adult supervision is like playing Russian roulette with our most precious resource. There's nothing wrong with our children that a little proper parenting can't fix.

Before anyone says anything, I realize that I am a dinosaur. I don't apologize for it though.

I think there are two different discussions going on.One is the advisability of using technology in schools and the other is monitoring children's use of that technology. Related but not the same discussion. One can support the use of technology and strict monitoring at the same time.

I totally agree, technology in and of it's self is neither good nor evil. As always, it's how the user uses it. My remark was based on and in agreement with GoManutd's original comment.

I think it's a leap to think that I was against the use of technology in schools. Technology may well save our schools. As for cost, I think they should be donated by the manufacturers.

I'm reviving this thread to ask a question about the latest security threat to Facebook. I know nothing about security, which is why we have used linux for the past 10 years at home.. with zero problems.

I heard a report recently about how some facebook accounts are being taken over by the user inadvertently installing some browser addons that come disguised as some free offers or other such enticements. Once the browser add on is installed, it allows the villain access to your account.

The computer our kids and my wife use is in the kitchen, and for 10 years we have never had any security problems. Now I wonder since browsers are not so OS dependent, is this a threat to linux users?

My wife has a FB account and uses it often with her family in another country.