Pros, cons of iPads for kindergartners discussed at budget workshop

Pros, cons of iPads for kindergartners discussed at budget workshop: "

By Mark LaFlamme, Sun Journal

The iPad is a wonderful piece of technology, fun and educational for all ages. Almost everyone at a city budget workshop Thursday night agreed. Whether kindergarten students require them was another matter. “Kids can’t keep track of their mittens or their school books,” Councilor Belinda Gerry said. “And you want them to have iPads? I’m at a loss. I’m at a total loss.” Gerry’s remarks launched a lively discussion among School Committee members and city councilors about the joys and pains of the iPad tablet computer.

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