The document discusses using iPads as a language learning tool. It outlines the four stages of innovation development: need, research, development, and commercialization. For need, iPads would replace a costly language lab and each student would have their own device. Research shows language learning apps on iPads provide authentic materials and social networking. The development is intended for both teachers and learners, though cost is a problem. Commercialization saw over 14.8 million iPads sold in the first year, and schools are providing electronic books on iPads instead of paper textbooks.
Need: What problem or need existed that gave rise to your innovation? I am proposing to use the iPad tablet to teach and learn languages because it relieves the department from buying costly equipment for the language laboratory. Each student would have his own device onto which the language application would have been installed. Step by step, learners would complete each lesson following the guidance of their instructor.
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