Urban vs. Village
I went to Moses Van Der Byl Primary School, located in the Namibian capital city Windhoek. I stayed in my sister’s class (she is a science teacher at the school), where students rotated each class period. The aim was to see if reactions to the iPad at an urban school would differ from the schools I went to in the village.
The Process
I used the same steps/questions as I used in other class visits:
- Step 1 – Familiarisation/Creative Exercise (Ask the students to come up with a list of features that they want their ideal phone to have)
- Step 2 – “What do you like/dislike about the iPhone (Positives/Negatives of the iPhone)?”
- Step 3 – “If you could take the iPad home, what would you use it for?”
- Step 4 – “What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)?”
Grade 7A
Question 1.If you had an 500 million dollars and you could create your ideal phone, what would it be like, what would it have or be able to do?
• Should have a TV
• Should have a Internet
• Should have MP3
• Should have a Camera
• Should have a DSTV
• Should have a Facebook
• Should have a MMS
• Should have a Dictionary
• Should have a Alarm
• Should have a Calculator
• Should have a Computer
• Should have a News
• Should have a Playstation
• Should be waterproof
• Should have a dictionary
• Should be a flashlight
• Should be a hospital
• Should have a world map and a world clockQuestion 2. What do you like about the iPhone
• It has everything
• It’s colourful
• It has Google
• Has a touch screen
• Games are nice
• Plays music
Question 3. If you could take the iPad home, what would you use it for?
• I would use it to watch TV
• I would use it to play games and read booksQuestion 4. What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)
• It is amazing
• Transitions are cool
• Games are super interesting and are similar to Playstation
• I would put it in the dustbin (due to lack of internet access)
• Very fun
• Should have a TV

• Should have MP3
• Should have a Camera
• Should have a DSTV
• Should have a Facebook
• Should have a MMS
• Should have a Dictionary
• Should have a Alarm
• Should have a Calculator
• Should have a Computer
• Should have a News
• Should have a Playstation
• Should be waterproof
• Should have a dictionary
• Should be a flashlight
• Should be a hospital
• Should have a world map and a world clockQuestion 2. What do you like about the iPhone
• It has everything
• It’s colourful
• It has Google
• Has a touch screen
• Games are nice
• Plays music

• I would use it to watch TV
• I would use it to play games and read booksQuestion 4. What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)
• It is amazing
• Transitions are cool
• Games are super interesting and are similar to Playstation
• I would put it in the dustbin (due to lack of internet access)
• Very fun
Grade 7D
Question 1.If you had an 500 million dollars and you could create your ideal phone, what would it be like, what would it have or be able to do?
• Should have always be updating
• Should have a lot of storage space
• Should have Music
• Should have a Camera
• Should have Internet
• Should have a Facebook and other social networking sites
• Should have a MMS
• Should be touchscreen
• Should make video phone calls
• Should have games
• Should be able to send SMS
• Should have a tracking device so that I can see where people are
• Should have an alarm for when someone is trying to steal it
• Should have a GPS for directions
• Should have a voice activated password
• Should have loud speakers
• Should have two SIM cards
• Should come with unlimited phone credit
• Should be bulletproofQuestion 2. What do you like about the iPhone
• It has a lot of program
• It has a touch screen
• It can play musicQuestion 3. If you could take the iPad home, what would you use it for?
• I would use it to watch TV
• I would use it to play games and read booksQuestion 4. What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)
• It is amazing
• Transitions are cool
• Games are super interesting and are similar to Playstation
• It does not take up space
• I like the way the pages turn
• It has everything

• Should have a lot of storage space
• Should have Music
• Should have a Camera
• Should have Internet
• Should have a Facebook and other social networking sites
• Should have a MMS
• Should be touchscreen
• Should make video phone calls
• Should have games
• Should be able to send SMS
• Should have a tracking device so that I can see where people are
• Should have an alarm for when someone is trying to steal it
• Should have a GPS for directions
• Should have a voice activated password
• Should have loud speakers
• Should have two SIM cards
• Should come with unlimited phone credit
• Should be bulletproofQuestion 2. What do you like about the iPhone
• It has a lot of program
• It has a touch screen

• I would use it to watch TV
• I would use it to play games and read booksQuestion 4. What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)
• It is amazing
• Transitions are cool
• Games are super interesting and are similar to Playstation
• It does not take up space
• I like the way the pages turn
• It has everything
Grade 5A
Question 1.If you had an 500 million dollars and you could create your ideal phone, what would it be like, what would it have or be able to do?
• Should have bluetooth
• Should have a Photo and Video Camera
• Should have a MMS
• Should have a radio
• Should make voice recordings
• Should have games
• Should be able to send call requests to other phones to call back
• Should have internet
• Should be a television
• Should have a DVD player
• Should have DSTV
• Should have a computer
• Should be able to talk to you like a robot
• Should have bluetooth
• Should have a Photo and Video Camera
• Should have a MMS
• Should have a radio
• Should make voice recordings
• Should have games
• Should be able to send call requests to other phones to call back
• Should have internet
• Should be a television
• Should have a DVD player
• Should have DSTV
• Should have a computer
• Should be able to talk to you like a robot
Question 2. What do you like about the iPhone
• It can get on facebook
• It can get on the internet
• It has a touch screen
• It can Plays music
Question 3. If you could take the iPad home, what would you use it for?
• I would use it to watch TV
• I would use it to play games and read books
• I would use it for facebook
• I could use the dictionary for homework
Question 4. What do you like or dislike about the iPad (Positives/Negatives of the iPad)
• Wow
• It’s cool
• Applications are fun
• Drawing application is cool
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