Imagine a situation where an iPod is confiscated by a teacher while a friend is playing Angry Birds on an iPad right next to them.

If this hasn’t happened to you, then you are obviously a student who abides by the rules of the school that bans electronic devices during school hours.

Or you don’t know someone with an iPad.

 It seems as if teachers see a difference between music and app playing iPods and their larger, bulkier counterparts.

An iPad has the same features as an iPod but is larger and has a few more perks that can help a student in the classroom. However, just because it has Microsoft Word on it does not mean that a student needs it in school.

Are iPods hated because they play music? If so, heads up, an iPad does that too.

It also has You Tube access.

As of now, the school does not have an official policy on iPads, but it is likely that they will be allowed in school for educational purposes in the future.

 “It’s hard as new technology comes out for the school to make rules for it,” said assistant principal Lindsay Trout.

Here is a solution. Teachers should be allowed to make their own rules on whether they want electronic devices in the classroom or not. There are some classes where electronic devices are not useful educationally while in others the devices could almost become a requirement.

Students could use electronic devices to take notes or do research in class. An iPod is a nice way to block out other distracting noises while doing class work. With some electronic devices banned and others not the rules are becoming murky. 

Administrators should consider letting the teachers be in control of what happens in their classroom in regards to technology, both today and when future advancements occur.