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I have a neighbor in my retirement home who gets a lot of visits from her 8 year old grandson. He has an Ipad and is pretty proficient with it and she knows I'm kind of technically oriented so when he has questions she sends him to me. I've never really tried to teach him anything beyond answering his questions but I have watched him use the Ipad a few times. He'll often play games but he also seems to enjoy reading comics and children's books. I've never influenced him in this. He just does it, presumably because he enjoys it.
As I read the OP's post I began to wonder if his/her distaste for teaching with tablets is coming through to the students and discouraging them. I'm certainly not a qualified teacher but I did work with VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) teaching 3rd graders who hadn't learned to read yet, to read. That was long before tablets were invented. One thing I learned was that my enthusiasm was important.
Maybe I'm misreading the post or maybe the frustration expressed wasn't there while teaching but I think it's worth considering.
Barry
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