tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post2745058667487455196..comments2023-11-06T13:07:23.645-05:00Comments on The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment: iPad and the Young MindMatthew MacNishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-10829699961443194722011-10-05T00:06:56.343-04:002011-10-05T00:06:56.343-04:00Omigosh, this is awesome. I've had an iPad for...Omigosh, this is awesome. I've had an iPad for almost a year and I had no idea I could create folders! Now I need to figure out how :PSherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-81566022144423819332011-09-29T14:58:26.845-04:002011-09-29T14:58:26.845-04:00My husband has an iPad for work that his company b...My husband has an iPad for work that his company bought him (yay, now he doesn't have to kick me off the computer to check work related websites in the evening). <br /><br />I swear the kids use it more than him. And it's great on trips, except for one problem. One iPad. Three kids. You do the (whiny) math. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-73072655612874231442011-09-29T13:54:45.052-04:002011-09-29T13:54:45.052-04:00My six-year old gr-daughter informed me that she w...My six-year old gr-daughter informed me that she was going to get an iPod or an iPad for her birthday. Then she looked for my reaction. I told her that even I didn't have either of those things. Maybe when she is ten, I told her. <br />The iPad has so many apps that are appropriate for kids, I am finding. Glad you could share them during a rotten ball game.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-89775221007563769652011-09-29T10:21:08.543-04:002011-09-29T10:21:08.543-04:00I can't BELIEVE you have an iPad... I'm li...I can't BELIEVE you have an iPad... I'm literally the LAST person on the planet who doesn't have one. :p<br /><br />And oh, yeah. Catherine wants a Touch so bad, too... Now I'm looking at how to spend $1K in one fell swoop~ ;p j/kLTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-51365353834378171282011-09-29T02:36:39.174-04:002011-09-29T02:36:39.174-04:00Darn, you get to meet Simon and I don't!
My s...Darn, you get to meet Simon and I don't!<br /><br />My sons have Nooks and my wife has a Kindle. Bad idea, as she keeps buying ebooks at prices she would never have paid for real books.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-12336323619473815622011-09-28T23:59:56.167-04:002011-09-28T23:59:56.167-04:00So. I don't have kids. BUT I HAVE OPINIONS abo...So. I don't have kids. BUT I HAVE OPINIONS about kids and technology. I think there's a big difference between letting a kid play on the computer and letting a kid play on the internet. I did a lot of stupid stuff when I was 12 and navigating the internet without my mom being too aware. As long as you're monitoring your kid (but not killing their fun--no COOL parent does that) I think it's fantastic. Learning, even if it's just how to type, is what kids SHOULD be doing.Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-89070801282384864772011-09-28T22:20:48.349-04:002011-09-28T22:20:48.349-04:00I'm with Hannah. Balance is the key - not easy...I'm with Hannah. Balance is the key - not easy to do with such cool apps out there. My 9 year old and my wife got one for me last father's day and I have to steal it away from them to get time on it. Max knows more about how to organize it and find cool games than I ever will. I sense a trend...Joe Lunieviczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484546087380905437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-2454333341449141062011-09-28T20:58:25.439-04:002011-09-28T20:58:25.439-04:00I think it's fantastic. Growing up in a world ...I think it's fantastic. Growing up in a world full of technological advancement is amazing and as long as there's a balance, I'm all for it.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-41877045305856060732011-09-28T20:23:58.521-04:002011-09-28T20:23:58.521-04:00I love this post. I teach technology classes, and ...I love this post. I teach technology classes, and the only homework I assign involves reading a novel of choice. I tell parents to unplug their kids. But interactive stuff with parental units is very cool. I wish more of my kids had parents like you.Kristen Pelfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446593300584488022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-69018937114310152262011-09-28T19:42:34.838-04:002011-09-28T19:42:34.838-04:00Wow, you are ahead of me tech-wise. My hubbs would...Wow, you are ahead of me tech-wise. My hubbs would LIKE to have more techy stuff, if we had the funds for it. Meanwhile, he drools. LOLCarol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-69158636074538404162011-09-28T18:10:09.912-04:002011-09-28T18:10:09.912-04:00My kids love technology. They eat it up. They'...My kids love technology. They eat it up. They're not scared by it. It's like an automatic to them...like the sun's there, the laptop's there, the iPhone's there. My kids teach me about technology.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-62647555891690280812011-09-28T17:54:17.229-04:002011-09-28T17:54:17.229-04:00LOL, I think it's hilarious that your 10 year ...LOL, I think it's hilarious that your 10 year old was telling you how to organize your folders! I want an ipad, too. It just seems so convenient to carry around.<br /><br />I'm repaying your visit to my blog and following you back:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-36859614329860508752011-09-28T17:13:36.386-04:002011-09-28T17:13:36.386-04:00Yes!!!! Welcome to the awesome world of the iPad. ...Yes!!!! Welcome to the awesome world of the iPad. I'm stoked for the generation 3 iPad next year. <br />The iPad is SO MUCH. It excites me, so I definitely understand how it could excite a child. <br />You need any tips on some cool apps, let me know!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-75204751037514202432011-09-28T17:02:08.876-04:002011-09-28T17:02:08.876-04:00I'm considering buying one too, but haven'...I'm considering buying one too, but haven't decided yet if iPad or Samsung Galaxy would be the most useful. Most important is that I need a proper keyboard to write when I'm out traveling, so maybe I will end up with a new light-weight lap-top >:) <br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Cold As Heaven</a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-16949554578862114792011-09-28T16:33:40.796-04:002011-09-28T16:33:40.796-04:00I totally agree. We are a very techie family here....I totally agree. We are a very techie family here. We all love our iThings and laptops. BUT we play games together as a family, we "hang out" in virtual worlds (namely Wizard 101) and let me tell you ... we'll play together this way for HOURS, while a board game only lasts of 30 or 60 minutes.<br /><br />Plus, I get to see my kid in all sorts of situations. Like if someone's being mean to someone else or even to him. Or if someone's being unfair. I get to teach (read: lead) in real time, rather than after the fact IF he even tells me about it.<br /><br />And another thing ~ I'd totally expect my 11 year old sons to not want people on the game to know its ME their MOM. I tell them they can call me by my avatar's name. But they don't. They totally call me Mom. <br /><br />Anyway, so. YEAH! Enjoy your iPad!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-23352052837339045062011-09-28T16:30:21.715-04:002011-09-28T16:30:21.715-04:00I'm very pleased to see that you and your daug...I'm very pleased to see that you and your daughter were able to have such a wonderful bonding time. Those are the times to cherish. Seeing technology used as a bonding tool doesn't happen often enough.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-28409906488622106732011-09-28T16:19:15.380-04:002011-09-28T16:19:15.380-04:00Technology is going to creep into kid's lives ...Technology is going to creep into kid's lives whether we like it or not - so I think your approach is great here. Not ignoring the issue but addressing it, equipping the child for a life filled with screens instead of chastising her for it. Sounds like some great bonding time. :)Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-77003938475759754202011-09-28T16:09:39.807-04:002011-09-28T16:09:39.807-04:00I love that so much technology can be geared to he...I love that so much technology can be geared to help young minds. My 2 year-old goddaughter loves watching cartoons on my laptop. When she's old enough then I'll get some educational programmes downloaded for her, too.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-31371780960618201742011-09-28T15:33:17.538-04:002011-09-28T15:33:17.538-04:00It's so refreshing to hear of the educational ...It's so refreshing to hear of the educational advantages to this technology. Most stories I hear these days are of our educational system failing our children, or of how technology is driving wedges between person-to-person communication.<br /><br />Shades of gray, my friend, shades of gray.Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-32149883279673132562011-09-28T15:21:06.626-04:002011-09-28T15:21:06.626-04:00Wonderful that you and your daughter found common ...Wonderful that you and your daughter found common ground around technology. I'm not surprised.<br /><br />My son used to spend a lot of time on the laptop, but I think he's gotten bored. I got him to read a few books on Kindle, but then the darn thing broke down. :(J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-40451051446532390442011-09-28T13:38:12.713-04:002011-09-28T13:38:12.713-04:00Awww!
Um, were such a geeked out family, it'...Awww! <br /><br />Um, were such a geeked out family, it's embarassing. iphones and an ipad and and who uses it most? Well hubz and 7 yo fight for it. They play Monopoly against each other using two of the devises, and son and I play Fruit Ninja a lot!<br /><br />But we also use Google earth too and other sciencey things! And then put it down and force ourselves to go outside already!!!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-61900120112209382772011-09-28T12:37:17.821-04:002011-09-28T12:37:17.821-04:00I work for the State of Utah and we have a hundred...I work for the State of Utah and we have a hundred iPads in our adult lending library. The educational apps like proloquo2go are amazing. Plus with the built-in camera you can take pictures of things and make tiles from them so that a kid or adult that cannot speak, can press the tile of what they want "food" "bed" or whatever and it is the exact image of things they are used to. The iPad is more than just a toy for sure. It has blown me away (consequently I own one ayep). I loved your comment on my blog today btw. Chicken blood never occurred to me.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-51922835195937422372011-09-28T11:31:58.784-04:002011-09-28T11:31:58.784-04:00awe- that's so sweet! Bonding over technolgoy...awe- that's so sweet! Bonding over technolgoy:) I have ipad envy and I hardly ever want gadgets but ever since I got my iphone the ipad holds lots of appeal. So jealous you're going to be meeting up with all of those fabulous authors!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-70001945375465999272011-09-28T11:31:22.466-04:002011-09-28T11:31:22.466-04:00Certainly technology has a way of disconnecting us...Certainly technology has a way of disconnecting us from one another, but when we can find a way to create the opposite effect, that's fantastic. Anything that binds us to our children is a good thing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-49000674273339698122011-09-28T11:28:16.849-04:002011-09-28T11:28:16.849-04:00My 7 year old is tech crazy, but we have to limit ...My 7 year old is tech crazy, but we have to limit his screen time. I think the i-pad has some really cool things that he would love. He is already a really good chess player and anything with strategy is great for him.<br /><br />Love the father/daughter bonding time!Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.com