Well, I haven't posted anything on my blog in a couple years now. I told myself that I was going to post at least once a week and that didn't happen. SO here I go again.
During the middle of November I was able to attend the HECC conference in Indianapolis. This conference was AWESOME again this year. The device they gave to all the attendees was a Kindle Fire HD. It was the first time that I had used any of the Kindle devices and I was very impressed. Even though it is a 7" screen, the device would be perfect to use as an added learning tool in elementary and middle schools. Although it would be hard to use it to create documents or videos in school, there were many free apps available. Since the Kindle was originally an ereader, that is another feature that makes it nice for classrooms. Add to that the $199 price tag, and it looks like a good investment. (Now all I have to do is convince my superintendent to buy a couple for every K-8 classroom and I am set!)
Now I would never use this as a device in a 1:1 environment, but it does have its place in classrooms today!
