Transformative applications of digital technology are the holy grail of educators spanning the globe, and yet it is far from easy to achieve. We can better facilitate this by focusing on what it is about iPads that makes them unique when compared to pencil and paper.
Five features or facets of pixels that out perform paper - (SAMMS): Situated practice (work anywhere) Accessibility (access to information) Multi-modality (screen centred creations) Mutability (provisionality/fluidity/malleability) Social networking (syncronous/asyncronous people power)
