Pencils & Paper or iPads, which is the Perfect Pedagogical Pal?

A Salon.com columnist asks an interesting question today: “Are high tech classrooms better classrooms?”

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/03/are_high_tech_classrooms_better_classrooms/

There are many advantages and disadvantages to technology use in and out of the classroom. This is not a question with a simple “yes” or “no” answer.  My response?  Every learner is different.  An iPad may be a wonderful for a kinesthetic learner, but wooden blocks might be, too.

In the classroom setting, students should be taught in varied ways that address all types of learners.  In a one-on-one tutoring setting, a good tutor should identify the student’s learning style, and their lessons should reflect that.  Whether that involves easels or e-books, or some combination of them, is up to each learner and educator.