I wanted to apologize for the late blog post. It's been a busy and difficult summer but now that the semester has begun I'm back and in full swing. 

When I first heard about the CTLT iPad initiative, I considered the use of the iPad in a statistics class as the most powerful use of the device. As I began preparing for my courses this summer, I started to play around with the iPad and found some differences in the user interface compared to my phone and computer which are both running on non-Mac operating systems. Getting comfortable using the iPad has proven a challenge. While the device itself is simple to use I always find the operating system differences between Android and Windows to be a bit off-putting. As an avowed fan of Android stepping into the world of iOS has been eye-opening. However, fitting the iPad's use into my standard class sessions has been a bit challenging. I'm slowly integrating the device into my classroom sessions. 

Thus far, I have found the iPad useful for in-class presentations of PowerPoint slides in class. I'm going to begin using some statistics applications (some of which are listed at this helpful link) I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences with this device in this classroom especially in light of the challenges of teaching statistics. Hopefully everyone can benefit from my musings on the iPad over the next several months. 

Dr. Sy Islam