REVIEW: "Wall Street Journal" online edition published an article today saying that Apple iPad tablet PCs as network stability and other reasons some universities in the United States face the problem. In addition, U.S. students may be reluctant to 499 U.S. dollars or higher price to buy a iPad.
insiders believe that, iPad will lead the next generation of educational technology. However, George? Washington University and Princeton University, the network stability problems have hindered the promotion of the iPad. Cornell University also reported, iPad a network connectivity problem, and fear iPad will lead to network overload.
by highlighting the iPad portability and e-book function, the higher education market, Apple hopes to promote iPad. The problem is no doubt that Apple disadvantage. If only to understand the program and send and receive mail, the U.S. students may not be willing to pay high prices for a iPad. Higher Education industry insiders also concerned that Apple's iBook store in the educational content is too small, not enough to reduce the cost of buying the traditional reference books.
campus network does not support the iPad
Earlier this month George? Washington University, said the school's wireless network security features do not support the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Princeton University, said Wednesday, as some failures affect the school's entire computer system, the school cut off 20% of active networking equipment. Princeton University, said in a statement, is working with Apple to resolve the issue.
Cornell University IT director Steve? Schuster (Steve Schuster), said last week in an e-mail, Internet connectivity problems the school has emerged and is taking measures to ensure that iPad not would have a devastating effect on the school's network. Schuster also said that when the iPad access the school network, the network bandwidth pressure.
those universities that are looking for solutions to these problems. George? Washington University, said, iPad operating system may need to wait until next spring to fully support the school's network.
Apple spokesman Teresa? Brewer (Teresa Brewer) said that she did not understand the problems encountered by these universities. In the first week of sale, Apple sold more than 50 million iPad.
lack of electronic teaching materials
However, there are many university networks already support iPad, and no problems. There are some universities that will promote iPad. Seton Hill University commitment to school this fall for all students to provide free iPad and MacBook. The George Fox University said, will allow students to choose these two products.
However, these universities also recognize the iPad problems. Seton Hill University students in 2145 to pay most of the technical costs 800 U.S. dollars per year to help the school expand the wireless network and support system.
Seton Hill University, said students still need to purchase traditional textbooks. School media relations director Carrie? Coleman (Kary Coleman) said: "We believe that, iPad will be more competitive in e-learning materials." She said, 70 school faculty are trained to understand how the classroom use of computers and tablet PCs, "some teachers may still use traditional paper textbooks."
industry analysts and experts believe that schools do not fully accept the iPad, unless the addition electronic textbook publishers to provide more digital resources beyond textbooks. Relative commercial books, teaching materials are converted to electronic version of the more difficult because there is more material in the pictures, mathematical formulas, and other non-standard text.
third-party research alternatives
Princeton University conducted a study last fall showed that students lack the Amazon Kindle e-books notes and highlighting features such as disappointed . Apple iBook store current books in the same format, and some third-party companies are researching alternatives.
Houghton Mifflin's Harcourt, Pearson, and McGraw - Hill (McGraw-Hill) and other publishers, as well as application developers ScrollMotion have begun to study interactive digital paper. But ScrollMotion currently available only in very few iPhone content.
ScrollMotion co-founder Josh? Copple (Josh Koppel), said products for the iPad will be launched in the coming months, but did not disclose further details. He said the negotiations with publishers are still ongoing. In addition, this application will provide notes, voice recording and interactive features such terminology. He said: "We are not merely books converted to PDF format."
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