An iPad for Every Student; Now What?

An iPad for every student? That's exactly what software developer and educator Fraser Speirs had in mind when he launched his iPad Project, a pioneering attempt to give every teacher and student in his Greenock, Scotland, school Apple's much-talked-about new tablet.

Starting in August 2010, Speirs—who is head of computing and information technology at his school—distributed iPads to teachers and students alike, and he has been tracking the results in his eponymously titled blog, Fraser Speirs. Speirs addresses everything from high-level implementation strategy to the nitty-gritty of rolling out new operating system updates.

Although there have been stumbling blocks, like defective iPads, thus far the project has been an overwhelming success, with both teachers and students working the iPads into their daily routines. Speirs even reports that some students were so wrapped up with the devices that their teacher couldn't get them to "stop doing maths and go for lunch."

For forward-thinking educators interested in watching an education technology experiment unfold in real time, this is a blog to visit.