4 reasons to buy a kid tablet
In a recent survey, we asked subscribers about how they use their mobile devices. One finding: Twenty-eight percent of tablet owners said children 17 or younger also used their tablet. Some portion of parents who share their tablets with their kids surely must long to get the kids their own devices. If you’re willing to [...]
iPad… Mini: Why Babies Choose Screens…
Just 10 days out of the womb, Alex’s mother, Beth Lehman-Brooks of Seattle, propped him up in front of an iPad for what she hoped was a good reason. “I guess I didn’t think it was going to hurt,” Beth Lehman-Brooks, told ABC News. “So why not give it a try, and he seemed to [...]
Students Showcase Kenya’s First Tablet
The Jubilee Manifesto to have every class one child have access to a laptop may soon be realised, thanks to a locally made tablet established by a youth group. The tablet dubbed Student with A Goal (Swag) has been made locally except for the screens which are not locally available, according to Innovator Society of [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad 2: A genuine business-class Windows 8 tablet
Lenovo’s decision to ditch Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) for Windows 8 Pro makes the ThinkPad 2 a completely different beast to the original ThinkPad tablet. Microsoft’s OS gives the tablet a number of great enterprise features from Trusted Platform Module and the Computrace Mobile software for managing devices and data to multi-user log-ins. The specs are pretty [...]
Report: Kids Tend to Read Digital More Than Print–Duplicate
The process of reading is undergoing a paradigm shift where kids are starting to read on smartphones and tablets more than physical print. The quintessential bedtime story book is being replaced by dedicated kids apps and Amazon. A recent report by the National Literacy Trust in the United Kingdom surveyed 35,000 kids, whose ages ranged [...]
Classroom Tablet Trends Win Comment From Meep
TUALATIN, OR–(Marketwired – May 8, 2013) – Oregon Scientific has issued a statement to the press regarding information in a new article in Slate. The article expresses the revolutionary functions of touch-screen tablets in the classroom, a trend that evokes celebration and concern among many educators. Lisa Guernsey discusses her experiences marveling at the innovative [...]
Some Philadelphia Middle Schoolers Try Their Hands at Tablet-Based Learning
By Ian Bush PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — For reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic, students in Philadelphia have teachers, textbooks… and now tablets. A local start-up is behind a push to lower the cost for schools to add touchscreen devices to the classroom. Independence Charter School in center city Philadelphia is one of five schools getting new Android [...]
Teachers have a vital role in tablet programme
Chair of e-Learning Jamaica, Yvonne McCalla-Sobers, believes teachers have a crucial role to play in the Government’s upcoming Schools Tablet Computer Programme. “You need to now have the teacher who can maximise the same positives that were maximised in chalk and talk,” she said. “It’s the same teacher who, with that level of creativity, is [...]
Guilford County Schools’ tablet contract revisited
GREENSBORO — School board members don’t believe Amplify Education had an unfair advantage in landing a major contract worth millions of dollars with Guilford County Schools. But some members of the Board of Education said they should have known in advance that Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green used to work for one of the executives of [...]
Speakaboos Partners with Industry Leaders on Children’s Literacy Platform
As digital entertainment becomes more accessible and mobile devices become more commonplace, a number of parents are taking advantage of the safety and the confidence that comes from a subscription to ebooks. Companies are beginning to take notice of a need in the marketplace for access to engaging, entertaining content that parents and educators don’t [...]
A Worthy Tablet for Children
The Polaroid Kids Tablet The Polaroid Kids Tablet ($150) is yet another seven-inch Android 4.0 portable option for children. But it’s worth a second look, because unlike the now dozens of others, both the power and volume controls are well marked, easy to find and right there on the front panel. You can’t miss them. [...]
Microsoft May Bring Back the Classic Default Desktop Option With Windows 8.1
The latest version for the Microsoft OS for PCs is oriented towards providing a whole new means of interaction, greatly enhanced for touch input. In this regard the OS manufacturer has decided to renounce the regular desktop that was used in previous versions, in favor of a tile based UI that has stirred much controversy. There [...]
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