To be or not to be. That is the question. For the iPad 3g that is.

Received my “magical device” this past Friday. Unboxed, loaded, and played. Here are my thoughts.

Overall, I love it. In my humble opinion, not a game changer.

Except possibly with newspapers, magazines, and books. Especially textbooks. Can you imagine school children with one iPad instead of a backpack with 60 pounds of books? With the ability to connect to the internet, define words immediately, create multi-media reports, and on, and on, and on… All untethered. All in one device.

I’m writing this post on the 3g. Not much different than sitting at my desk in front of the laptop. Except it’s on my lap and I’m enjoying a warm early spring day here in the Northeast sitting on my deck (not in direct sunlight, I might add).

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January means it’s a new year on our calendars.

However, for schools and many politicians it’s mid-term time.

Teachers use mid-terms to evaluate students mastery of content. As a result, adjustments will be made, lesson plans may change, or students may move up or down levels.

It’s mid-term time for many politicians, also. State of the Union, State of the State, or State of the Municipality addresses will echo throughout the nation in the coming weeks.

It’s a time of assessment. Or, should I say reassessment.

Maybe it’s time for a mid-term of sorts for school administrators.

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