05-23-2016, 07:26 PM
Ultimately it's all about the inclusion of devices into the school's curriculum and overall educational workflow. IMHO, tablets are 'consumers' of information. Schools are all about creating and sharing knowledge, hence the preference towards a laptop. However, history is filled with technology failures, not because the technology was bad, but because the technology was not properly integrated with the school's requirements, curriculum, teachers, and support structures. Too many school boards threw computers at teachers who had no training, no funding, no software, and no reason to use the damn things. So they sat in boxes.
It's an outlier, but my youngest son's (private) school has used student laptops since 9th grade. The entire curriculum is handled electronically, assignments, scheduling, coursework, grading, etc. The students are all 'differentiated learners' (Dyslexic, ADHD, etc..) and the level of structure and organization that an electronic environment offers gives them a better chance.
It's an outlier, but my youngest son's (private) school has used student laptops since 9th grade. The entire curriculum is handled electronically, assignments, scheduling, coursework, grading, etc. The students are all 'differentiated learners' (Dyslexic, ADHD, etc..) and the level of structure and organization that an electronic environment offers gives them a better chance.