In this post I will deal with writing on the android -tablet, Acer Iconia 500 tab, I’ve been trying out for a about a week now. While I do this I’m projecting my mind, so to speak, into a classroom and school setting. When one is asked to evaluate a new thing, be it what [...]
Why is someone interested in the possibilities of using tablets or pads in education? Well, it’s novel. New technology and tools that let’s the user access and do stuff with digital data in new ways is interesting. Combine this with the ongoing trend of developing pedagogical practice by the use of new tools in education [...]
Lately it seems like most important axis for school laptops seems to be along personal-shared.
More specifically this means:
1. Personal laptops that are usually given to teachers (and in some cases to pupils) to be carried around and used also at home
2. Shared laptops that are handed out to pupils for a single class and then collected again at the end of the class. Pupils may end up using a different laptop every single time they use them.Lately it seems like most important axis for school laptops seems to be along personal-shared.
More specifically this means:
1. Personal laptops that are usually given to teachers (and in some cases to pupils) to be carried around and used also at home
2. Shared laptops that are handed out to pupils for a single class and then collected again at the end of the class. Pupils may end up using a different laptop every single time they use them.Lately it seems like most important axis for school laptops seems to be along personal-shared.
More specifically this means:
1. Personal laptops that are usually given to teachers (and in some cases to pupils) to be carried around and used also at home
2. Shared laptops that are handed out to pupils for a single class and then collected again at the end of the class. Pupils may end up using a different laptop every single time they use them.
