In some ways, Evansville teacher Brian Bennett’s chemistry class is a lot like any other. Students cluster in groups, solving chemistry equations with pencil, paper and calculator at the ready. But when students Dylan Woodward and Adam Bennett forget a key part of a formula for a problem they’re working on, the differences become more [...]
What we should make of studies suggesting iPads raise student test scores.
A number of Indiana schools have invested in bulk purchasing iPad’s for students, often with the help of state or federal grants. Indiana University-Bloomington has a number of iPad-specific projects, including a class that focuses on creating app-based “textbooks” for the iOS platform. Big name textbook publishers like Pearson and McGraw-Hill have also dived into [...]
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