educator Bernajean Porter’s talks about the idea of moving from literate, to adaptive, to transformative. Using the iPad as an example, here is how those three areas break down: If I am literate, I am able to manipulate a device. I know how to turn it on, work with it, and turn apps on. If I am using the device in an adaptive way, I am doing something with this new technology that I used to do in low-tech way. For example, I am taking notes on the iPad or reading a textbook on the device. If I am using the device in a transformative way, I am doing something with the device that I could not do
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