Does the choice to use iPads instead of textbooks impact education?

Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School Science Lab. Credit: Courtesy of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School
Poughkeepsie Day School middle school students using a video camera and laptop to film, document (and soon project) skits for Spanish class.
This Poughkeepsie Day School senior used technology and engineering principles to build a calorimeter, which uses dual motors, a fan and water chamber to measure calories in foods.
Student uses his i-Pad to follow along with presentation synced from the classroom smart board. Credit: David Spagnolo
Students use apps on their iPads to conduct and graph a science experiment. Credit: Thomas Javery
This Poughkeepsie Day School student is using an iPad to magnify and project a model of an aquifer so that the entire science class can participate in the experiment.
At Poughkeepsie Day School, grades 2-3 use iPads in their literacy centers to explore word games for spelling and sentence writing practice. They are also used for math games and research projects.
This Poughkeepsie Day School student is home sick but can still participate in a classroom humanities discussion via Skype.