不能給學生買ipad的10個原因大綱

10 Reasons Not to Buy Students an iPad
不能給學生買ipad的10個原因

While an increasingly number of people are replacing computers with iPads, Jeff Somogyi, an editor at deal news, has a list of compelling reasons why an iPad isn’t a better gift than a laptop for a college student — even if the pupil insists.
越來越多的人開始拋棄電腦而使用ipad，不過來自'交易新聞'的編輯傑弗·索默吉卻有一長串的理由，論述作爲送給大學生的禮物，ipad並非一定比平板電腦好。

As the young are about to matriculate, they’ll come at you with all sorts of "reasons" why the iPad is a "valuable tool" for "learning." Are you prepared to fight back? Are you armed with the knowledge you need to protect your dollars? You better be, because — as we’ll show you — the iPad just isn’t a suitable replacement for a laptop, in terms of meeting your student’s needs.
當這些即將踏入大學門檻的年輕人向你列舉一連串的理由，說明ipad是“有用的”“學習工具”，你準備用什麼反擊呢？你最好有所準備，因爲—我們隨後將向你展示—就滿足學生的學習需求而言，ipad並不能替代筆記本電腦。

His main gripes:
主要原因如下

1. It’s expensive. Factor in data plans for higher-end models, and you could be spending more on an iPad than some full-fledged laptops.
1.太貴。花同樣的錢完全可以買到配置更高功能更齊全的筆記本電腦

2. It’s not great for taking notes or editing documents.
2.記課堂筆記和撰寫文檔的效果不明顯。

3. It’s ultra portable and ultra droppable. "There will even be more of a chance that your kid will forget completely that it’s in their bag and, as kids will, fling their satchel across the room — only to be rewarded with a gut-wrenching crack, followed by a cold-sweat-inducing tinkle of broken screen glass. Just try forgetting you have a 5+ lb. laptop in your bag!”
3.移動性更佳，更換起來也更划算。"學生可能會忘記自己書包中還有這麼貴重的東西，而把書包在教室裏扔來扔去的，這會給ipad造成不可挽回的損壞，而如果換成筆記本電腦，則很可能只會留下一些擦痕。”

4. It makes them a target of criminals. Too easy to steal.
4.容易被賊惦記，太容易被偷。

5. It’s too distracting. Will Angry Birds be the end of this student’s academic career?
5.容易分心。憤怒的小鳥玩的再精通，也不是期末考試內容。6. There’s no secondary textbook for eTextbooks. Though eBooks are generally cheaper than new textbooks, there’s no option to buy a "used" eBook.
6.電子書代替不了教科書，雖然電子書更便宜，但是卻是重複使用的，教科書可是嶄新的。

7. It’s meant for one person. Encourage the kid to socialize.
7.可以鼓勵學生參加更多的社交活動。

8. It’s just a status symbol.
8.只是一個無意義的身份符號。

9. It’ll be old technology by the time you buy one. New models are always abound.
9.技術更新太快，買到手就已經過時了，不划算。

10. They’ll also want a laptop.
10.他們還會想要一臺筆記本。

Never forget: There is no end to the amount of money a kid can or will ask for.
不要忘了：孩子們的慾望是無止盡的。