This report by Family, Kids & Youth: Updates previous research on the impact of 1:1 tablets. Discusses findings from recent studies. Discusses the limitations of the research to date. Discusses how tablets contribute to learning. Examines the issues surrounding tablet use in different contexts. Why Tablets: Highlights what makes tablets so different from technologies such as computers, … Read more
Tablets for Schools commissioned independent research into how tablets impact teaching and learning. The research was carried out by Family Kids and Youth in three stages. Each stage demonstrated that tablets brought numerous benefits to the classroom. The programme started in September 2011, and we are waiting for the results of Stage 4. Stage 1 … Read more
Although there is a wealth of online resources available for teachers and students, this information is more useful when organized. Digital education libraries work a lot like regular libraries, and are largely composed of pre-internet material that has been digitized and made searchable. iBooks iBooks is an ebook app for devices such as the iPad, iPhone … Read more
A key concern many schools have about using tablets in a classroom environment, is that the ‘new technology’ will create a distraction, with pupils visiting social media sites or playing games etc during lessons, and as a result make it difficult for teachers to keep pupils ‘on task’. As a teacher, and user of the … Read more
In January 2014, Tablets for Schools surveyed 2,228 high school students who had been using tablets for over a year. The research found that almost 40% of kids “sometimes” feel addicted to the internet. Other findings include: 64% of students took a device to bed (feelings of addiction rose from to 50%). More girls (46%) … Read more
A year ago I was in the middle of applying a 1-to-1 iPad project in a large Academy on the South shore. This followed over a year’s painstaking research study, site-visits, student appointment and trialling of tools to ensure we made the best choice for our pupils; we needed to pick the tablet and also … Read more
A year ago I was in the middle of carrying out a 1-to-1 iPad task in a large Academy on the South coastline. This adhered to over a year’s painstaking study, site-visits, student examination and also trialling of tools to ensure we made the best choice for our trainees; we required to select the tablet … Read more