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can't talk for long UK Top Gear just came on, so funny, new episode.

Went to a school seminar tonight, David is in year 9, and they are getting iPads for school work, they were talking about how they were going to use the iPads for collaborative schoolwork, and the teachers will be learning as much as the students, that the innovative ways they will be utilizing the new technology, etc etc, and I am sure all the boys (boys only school) in the room heard was blah blah blah blah blah blah iPad blah blah blah blah iPad. lol

Will be interesting how they go, I can see that it will be quite a good interactive learning tool, as long as the boys are taught how to get the most out of the immediacy of the tool, the ability to make notes, interact them with other references, download other information dealing with the subject matter, photos of what is being done , record the lessons, video experiments or school/class presentations.

We shall see, and of course there is always the matter of them having to look after the bluddy thing, if it is damaged or broken or stolen, the cost will be added to our school account, sigh. I knew there would be a catch, there always is, they say we should add it to our household insurance, but after having already putting in claims for two pushbikes and a laptop being stolen from said school when older son was a boarder, I can tell you that the insurance company did not pay out for any of it. Exclusive access, the item must be secure and the user must have exclusive access, otherwise the item is not covered, I am afraid that having it in ones schoolbag is not considered exclusive access, especially when you are at gym or afterschool sport etc, sigh, screwed again. Need to lock it around the said childs neck!!!! But what can you do, they need it for school. Bend over and take it like a ....... parent.

My rant for today.

Hubby has a job interview tomorrow, hope he gets it, same employer DoD, just different location. Fingers crossed.

night all