Tablets In Education

An Apple for Teacher: How Tablets Are Changing Education

Will a screen in every child's hand help them learn?

Gareth Beavis | July 19, 2015

"If you're writing poetry, write it. Don't type it in just because you can."
The classroom is changing, as new technologies dramatically alter the learning for both teachers and students. And at the heart of this change is the tablet.
You might not think of the classroom as a key market for big companies such as Apple and Google, but according to research conducted by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), there will be nearly a million tablets in UK schools alone by 2016. That's indicative of a vast worldwide market. Manufacturers understandably want their share – and it comes with some significant benefits to education too.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34174796

<more at http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/an-apple-for-teacher-how-tablets-are-changing-education-1288300; http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34174796 (Computers 'do not improve' pupil results, says OECD. September 15, 2015) and http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/08/the-state-of-the-ipad-in-teaching-and-learning-in-2015/ (The State of the iPad in Education in 2015. August 3, 2015)>