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Why should I purchase my tablet through Rocky Hill when I might find a less expensive machine through another source (a bricks and mortar or Internet retail store, for example)?\n\nWe strongly recommend that families purchase the tablet through the school's laptop purchase program. Classroom instruction using technology is more effective when all students work with the same tools; consistency and compatibility reduce the possibility of confusion and wasted class time. While it may seem that a comparable tablet could be purchased at a lower price on the outside, families should remember that laptops purchased through RHS come with features and services that are not always included in the laptop packages offered at retail stores. Purchasing these items separately almost always results in a higher total cost. The RHS tablets are bundled with software needed to operate in the RHS environment, at a savings not available through retail outlets. The customized configuration that is loaded on each tablet makes the transition from the shipping box to the classroom almost seamless. Additionally, we provide significant value-added services in the area of maintenance and support with the goal of minimizing down time should a problem arise; a laptop from our loaner pool is always available to students who purchase their laptop through RHS.\n\n

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it will have a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, a 60 GB hard drive, and Windows XP. The clearest improvements have been made to the 8.9-inch screen's touch interface. We complained last time that: Because the Windows XP Home OS is not meant for tablet use, we had to install a few of our own freeware programs to take full advantage of the touchscreen. Turns out Intel had some pretty interesting plans up their sleeve and now the notebook is preloaded with lots of software that takes advantage of the touchscreen including a program called Vision Objects Pen Input, which turns handwriting into editable text and contains a virtual keyboard. And that is just the start of it. Intel plans to team up with software vendors to preload the laptops with a stack of touch-focused applications.They are also teaming up with content providers, such as McGraw Hill, to package the laptops with learning tools. Beyond the software additions, the accelerometer has really been fine-tuned. Turning the netbook vertically adjusted the screen orientation in under 2 seconds. So sure the Convertible Classmate is meant for children and isn't a netbook that adults will want to carry around, but its implementation of touch technology on a netbook is what we hope to see from the mainstream netbook vendors that plan to bring touch to the smaller screen. A simplified home screen menu (so you don't have to dig through XPs menus), preloading touch-optimized software and a speedy accelerometer are some of the Classmate's solid features that we want to see in adult touch-enabled netbooks.

Tablet PC's are growing in popularity for teaching and learning. But why would a school start a one-to-one program with tablets or scrap a laptop program for this more costly hardware?

This Ning hasn't been very active since last summer, but it can be useful as a place to network with other teachers using laptops in the classroom.

This group is for educators who use tablets as a learning tool. Please join if you're interested in tablet computing, are a teacher with a tablet, or teach at a school where students use tablets. This Ning is specifically dedicated to teachers who teach in schools using laptops.

Lemon Grove uses an "e-Pad" rather than traditional laptop

In case you haven't already seen this one...

The Tablet Computers Wiki Page has a list of resources and identifies advantages of tablets over laptops. Please feel free to add to that page, and check out the slide-show of tablet examples.

Lausanne Laptop Institute 2007 - My Tablet Changed My Life\nSaint Mary's School Faculty have had tablets for two years and students have had them for one year. This provides an overview of the program including funding, hardware, and software and a look at what teachers are doing in the classroom with tablets.\nPowerPoint Handouts

The Technology program at Brophy Prep is on the leading edge. Students and faculty have access to an enterprise-class online learning environment, computers and printers spread across campus, and a Tablet PC laptop program for the Class of 2010.

I attended this conference last year; great place to network with other teachers who use laptops and/or tablets with kids.

In 2007, for the 5th year in a row, the same thing will happen, but it just keeps getting bigger and better! K-12 teachers, technology staff, and administrators from all over the world will once more join us in Memphis to share ideas for one-to-one initi

"A compilation of four new studies of one-to-one computing projects in K-12 schools identifies several factors that are key to the projects' success, including adequate planning, stakeholder buy-in, and strong school or district leadership. Not surprisingly, the researchers say the most important factor of all is the teaching practices of instructors-suggesting school laptop programs are only as effective as the teachers who apply them."

Netbooks are a great compromise between pecking away a smartphone keyboard or hauling a tank-size laptop around-but they aren't without shortcomings. Make the most of your netbook with these netbook-friendly tips, tricks, and applications.

Here is a list of 15 web apps that would prove useful to almost any college student or student with a laptop

Techniques for using tablets

I've started a list of techniques for using tablets

Crave hangs with people in high places -- that's how we get exclusives and free food. A few weeks ago we were having a civilised dinner with our friends at Asus and angling for cool stories when we were told in a very hushed manner: "Asus is helping Apple

Jessica presented at Lausanne. She's tech director at St. Mary's in Raleigh, an independent girls' school with a tablet program.