iPads Are Better For School

I Believe that iPads are a positive contribution to schools. A study proved that iPads create a higher education. The iPad had been tested and college and had proved that it can keep up to college level. The iPad's characteristics made it easier for college students to keep up during lectures and it helped in other aspects also. Previously kindles were tried in schools to see if they would be easier than textbooks, but when the iPads were introduce it was found much easier to use because of the easy navigation between different pages and topics. The iPad is better in many was also

The iPad can also be better financially. The iPad can save you money because of the characteristics of it. One example is, you would not have to pay for your textbooks if you had an ipad. Textbooks can be downloaded onto you ipad and this is much cheaper than buying a huge $65 textbook. Also, most math classes require a calculator that can cost up to $200, but on the app store for the ipad you can buy the same calculator for $2.00. Besides for school work, the ipad can save you money. For example, if you get the newspaper everyday or if you have a magazine subscription it costs you money, but on the ipad you can just look up the newspaper or magazine online for free. Overall I think that ipads will be a positive contribution to schools because they are financially better and they are easier overall.

Should Cell Phones Be Banned From School?

I believe that cell phones should not be banned in school, and that they should be allowed. Cell phones should be allowed in school because they can be used to help students in school. If a student is absent or late one day the student can send the homework to another student to show the teacher, so that the teacher knows the student did his/her work. Also if a student needs to get a missed assignment or homework for that day, he/she can text someone to find out what it is. On cell phones there are also calculators, and these can be used for math equations during class or whenever else it is needed. Also, a student could use the phone's camera to send pictures of notes to classmates or to record the class so he/she could use that to help for learning. If a cell phone is banned from a student then that student would not be able to bring it to school, then it could not be used for after school either to call for a ride or for any other uses because the student would not have it. There are ways  that cell phones could be used for bad uses though. For example people could text during class when there not suppose to, or they could play games instead of paying attention. Without cell phones students would still find a way to communicate with other students or find a distraction during class, so it would not matter if they had a cell phone. Overall cell phones have a positive influence toward school and they should not be banned and instead encouraged for good use.

Is the Superbowl performance going downhill?

Superbowl XLV was not one of the best. The performance of this Superbowl was not as good as expected from the start. To start it off, the attendance record was not met. The construction of seating at the game was not completed in time for the game resulting in a loss of fans that should of been at the game. This was not a good way to start of the Superbowl. Another mistake of the Superbowl was the national anthem! The singer of the national anthem, Christina Aguilera, messed up on the national anthem! The worst thing you could do to start off a Superbowl is mess up on the NATIONAL ANTHEM. This mistake should not of been made. Also the half time shows have not been as good as they use to be. This halftime show was not a very good performance, and many people will second my opinion. Hopefully the Superbowl staff will make next years Superbowl a better one to watch then this years.

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10 Ways Facebook Strengthens the Student- Teacher Connection

I believe that facebook is not bad for the student life but it actually can be used to benefit students. Most teachers believe that facebook is bad because they think that it is only used for socializing. As said in the post in The Innovative Educator facebook, if used in the right way, can be helpful to teachers and students for their education. For example Facebook can be used to connect teachers and students. I agree that Facebook could be used so teachers and students can get familiar with one another and understand each other.  Also, instead of calling every single student to let them snow if school is canceled or delayed, it could just be posted on Facebook once and every student would be able to view it. I believe this is a much more efficient way of notifying students of school updates then calling them. I also agree with the idea that instead of learning nothing on snow days and taking days away from summer, the work needed to be learned that day can be posted on Facebook so students can just click on teachers links to get the work to be done for the day. If a student has a question then the student could just message the teacher or chat them about what they need to ask. Facebook is also a place where students can learn if they look at certain links from posts that have educational information. The ways Facebook can be used for educational purposes, I believe, should be followed in all schools and I recommend looking at the document about how Facebook is good for education to anyone who is interested.