As High-Stakes Online Testing Approaches, Will Your iPads Work? -- THE Journal - 0 views
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Jennifer Esch on 25 Nov 12October 2012 article that discusses the technology school districts might need for Smarter Balanced and PARCC; test designers might require tablets for some portions of assessments; addresses potential issues with tablets and possible solutions (i.e. requiring external keyboard and mouse). -
Jennifer Esch on 25 Nov 12While parts of this diverge from the focus of our SIG, it's really interesting and worth the read. In the tablet vs. computer section, it does discuss potential struggles for test-takers depending on the device. Depending on which one ends up being required (or if both are required), students might need to develop different sets of skills (or two sets of skills).