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Amid all the jokes and insincere comments on the new Apple iPad, Jenny Williams has written a great analysis of how the iPad will affect the younger generation. Check out her column, GeekDad, on Wired:
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/how-will-the-apple-tablet-change-ou...

"...the tablet will completely integrate education and technology, allowing for easy access to e-textbooks and online teaching. In the regular education world, imagine if each desk had one of these tablets. No longer would students have to crane their necks or squint from the back row to read what is being written up on the board. It will automatically show up on their desk’s tablet. You wouldn’t need to take any notes, since it would all be emailed to you at the end of the class, or automatically beamed to your own personal electronic device."