Meredith Soddy was considering buying an iPad. Its portability, speed, and simple interface were all in its favor. It was the idea of sharing the tablet computer with her six-year-old daughter, Amanda, that finally moved her to make the purchase. Though they’ve had the tablet for only a few months, Amanda has already benefited from the educational apps on her mother’s iPad.
A touch-screen tablet’s simple interface and portability make it great for reinforcing and supplementing traditional classroom learning. The best educational apps for these tablet computers are easy to use, making them perfect for children, especially those with attention deficit. Teaching a child to use a tablet computer is easy. The difficult part is making sure that the time spent on the tablet is constructive and purposeful. Amanda, who has
“My students wear headphones when a game has music, and that helps them block out the rest of the class and focus on the task in front of them,” says Goldberg, who teaches at the Catherine Cook School, in Chicago.