Sunday, 24 November 2013

Activity 7: Learning with Tablets

Learning with tablets can enable teachers to implement individualized learning curriculum more easily, freeing the teacher to produce a more effective learner experience for the class as a whole. Tablet computers open an immense range of possibilities for learning. In addition to the benefits of being green technology and digital textbooks being faster and cheaper to produce, they can eliminate the need for other single-purpose machines. With the right technical support, tablets are fairly easy to learn how to use and can be a valuable tool in lesson preparation and presentation.

Why use Tablets?
Ø  The tablets are easy to personalize, carry around and flexible to use.
Ø   The increasing megapixel count and better optics would enable teacher to utilize camera in lessons.
Ø  Tablets offer a good battery backup that last between six to ten hours on continuous usage
Ø   Tablets have limited storage capacity    
Ø  Typing long documents can prove to be difficult  so plan activities accordingly
Ø  Caters to the needs of diverse learners.
Ø  They offer enhanced ebooks featuring images, video and audio which are impossible to include in print or in a standard ebook.


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