This is long overdue. High schools do not necessarily need mobile computer labs because of the fact that every student has a smart phone and/or tablet of some type. The cost is not effective when you can let the students use their own devices to research and complete work. In the middle school setting and elementary classrooms, the students are not as likely to have their own device but most of them have access to a tablet or smart phone. I think in the elementary classroom that these tablets are a great idea. The big hype is to buy iPads for the classroom and for the mobile labs. While those tablets are the most popular they are also some of the most expensive. What is needed in the elementary classroom is the capability to research, type, communicate, and have some educational apps available. This tablet can do all of that. Apple does make great products but they are not the only products available. In order to save the school systems money and reach more students, this tablet is advisable. If it gets dropped or broken then it does not cost too much to replace it with a new one.
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