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Defense of Innovation for Multimedia Presentation Charity Moran Walden University Dr. Amar Almasude EDUC 8841 September 19, 2010 Defense of Innovation for Multimedia Presentation  The iPad is a tablet product in Apple’s line of i-technology. This device allows one to browse the Web, maneuverable with your fingers. The tablet can be held portrait or landscape style. In this fashion, it is better than a laptop. Photo, movie, music, calendar, maps and contact applications are all built into the iPad. According to Dan Tonkery, “The iPad offers greater enhancement features over the standard eTextbook” (2010, p.40). When compared to the price of textbooks for K-12 students, which “has been a hot topic for several years” (Tonkery, 2010, p. 39), the potential usages and benefits of an iPad as simply an eBook tool is phenomenal. Plus, the potential for enhancing texts with images, audio clips, and videos may pay off immeasurably in terms of keeping students engaged. Additionally, all of the great iPhone applications for education will be accessible on the iPad. While iPad specific applications are in the works, it is nice to know there is a full library of tried and tested applications already available for download.  In comparison to the other two innovations – GoogleApps and Echo – this innovation was chosen for three reasons. First, the economic feasibility and sustainability of the product is phenomenal! Upkeep, maintenance and initial purchase price of the iPad is minimal in comparison to its traditional alternatives – textbooks, paper, pencil, and desktop computers. Secondly, the iPad, via its Internet capabilities, essentially houses the other two innovations; both GoogleApps and Echo are online applications. iPad will allow teachers and students access to the other two innovations, among many other applications. Also, in a venue of studying an innovation’s diffusion in the field of education, the iPad is the most recent of my chosen three technologies and shows the most potential to have a great and sizable impact upon the field of education. “Think of how one could integrate eTextbooks with lecture notes on major chapters, or watch a video of an experiment, or take an interactive exam” (Tonkery, 2010, p.40). The iPad inspires revolutionary creativity and hands-on, relevant learning, both of which are crucial to today’s 21st century learners. References Tonkery, D. (2010). The iPad and Its Possible Impact on Publishers and Libraries. //Searcher,// // 18 //(8), 39-42.