classroom tablet - Keith Rispin

I am elated to introduce the single best tablet ever designed for the classroom. Finally we have something that works the way a Classroom Tablet should… I give you the EDUTAB

Features

Construction

Encased in carbon fiber
Godzilla Glass! Like Gorilla Glass but 10 x stronger
Water resistant
Field study ready

Network Capable

Each tablet networked the way you want
Microsoft & Novell Network Compatible
Multi User profile logins from 2 to ∞
H Drive accessible

Complete File Freedom

Up or download files
Share files from device to device
Move files from device to networked drive
Move files from device to cloud
Share files between applications

Wireless Printing anywhere anytime

Print to any shared printer over a Wi-Fi network

WiFi Enabled

WiFi Syncing capable with network or desktop
Non Proprietary WiFi Projection

Bluetooth

Connect keyboard
Tether your data enabled phone
Connect to other bluetooth enabled devices

Google Tools Friendly

Google Drive
Google +
Google Apps for Education

Full complement of productivity Apps

Document creation
Presentation creation
Math tools
Science tools
Reference materials

Flash Support

Need I say more

Fully Functioning Browser

Reduce the need for apps
Freedom to roam the web

Multi Media Capable

Video editing
Audio editing
Podcast ready
YouTube Friendly

Physical Keyboard

External keyboard capable
Physical attachment
Bluetooth connection

E Reader Ready

Multi format capable
Annotation capable
Read access from Network Drive (required less storage space)

Audio

Dolby 5.1 output
Universal mic input (built in condenser)

Camera

Still & Video ready
8 Mega Pixel
Front and back

USB & Memory ports

Expandable SD memory slot
Easy connect micro USB
Compatible with all operating systems
Transfer files by drag and drop
Great for pushing out network images

Battery Life

10+ hour battery life

Cost

16G $250
32G $350
Institutional lease options
Bulk purchase discounts

Cool Eh! And then I woke up.

Device makers have yet to come to grips with what educators need out of a digital device.

I am quite certain that an educator, has never been involved in the design of any tablet on the market today. The utility of the tablet as a classroom device, continues to be more of a function of marketing than design.

The classroom is a flexible, ever-changing and frequently unpredictable place and as such, digital devices need to be able to keep up and roll with the needs of the student and teacher as they arise. The confines of a device’s limitations or lack there of, is the true measure of its value as a learning tool.

A multinational’s vision of what a classroom should look like, matters not. We need to remember, they are selling devices not education. What I have listed above is what I need as a teacher in a dynamic digitally driven classroom. I don’t care about proprietary posturing and protection of trade secrets. Give me something that does what I want it to do, when I want it done. No restrictions, no workarounds, just pure unadulterated classroom utility.

Happy Weekend.