Ipad's in the classroom.. a chance worth taking.

Do ipads work in the classroom? Do they increase engagement? Do they aid in learning? I feel these questions are not as important as asking can they. Can ipads increase engagement, can they aid in learning? As Reid and Ostashewski recognise there is a risk of students disengaging in the upper primary years. This disengagement can  in my opinion lead to a full blown detachment through the high school years. If an ipad can help to fight students view of school as an outdated and boring institution then lets use its. Lets tweak it and improve it until we can say its helping to engage students or until we can prove there's no way it can.