How is the iPad a revolutionary educational tool?

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A local private high school has recently made iPads a requirement for upperclassman to own and use. My question is what is the primary benefit or usage for iPads in schools that laptops or books cannot provide.

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IMO laptops are too bulky and awkward. When I just need to take a quick note or look something up quickly I turn to my iPod or iPad. I hate to bother unpacking my laptop, turning it on, and waiting for it to boot just to do something quick.

For longer periods of use though I certainly prefer the laptop. Books are dead as far as I'm concerned. I prefer ebooks on the iPad because I can get errata updated more frequently and easily and it's easier to annotate, highlight, etc than a book.

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