reading many online reviews and speaking with all of our hardware
vendors, the Lenovo seemed to be the tablet of choice (as mentioned by
Robert below). =20
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/c
atalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=3D12F0696583E04D86B9B=
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If you use Macs a lot, you may want to check out Axiotron's Macbook
tablet - I have never used one and have not researched them:
http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=3Dmodbook
I have been at schools were the IT dept. or the school administrators
made technology purchase decisions without consulting the teachers who
would be using the technology and think that is a little ridiculous.
Ultimately the IT dept. should make the final decision based on price,
purpose and quality, but the teachers should have input on what they
will be using. =20
Luke Michael
Director of Technology
THE FIRST ACADEMY
www.thefirstacademy.org
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of MajGen Robert Flanagan
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 4:04 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: tablets and a question
Mr. Campion,
We explored several tablet PC's for use in our physics and math classes.
To
get started, I purchased five different models and let the students and
teachers use them in class. They gave their comments/recommendations on
the
various aspects of each model they liked to the IT Dept. The IT Dept
then
looked for those products that incorporated those sought-after qualities
for
the best price. =20
The products are changing so quickly I would say the answer to your
first
question is that there is no "best"; it depends on the specific use of
the
unit. For example, we found a very good Lenovo model that did not have
an
integral CD drive. At first we did not consider this as a viable
choice,
but based on our trial period, we realized we didn't need the drive.=20
In our case, the students/teachers gave the IT Dept their
recommendations
and the IT Dept did the search for a model that best met the parameters.
We
then ran the selected model back through the teachers for their
comments. I
made the final decision.
Robert Flanagan
President, Missouri Military Academy
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Carl Campion
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:26 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: tablets and a question
I am working with our Physics teacher on a replacement device for his =20
lab. His choice is a tablet PC for the integration of hand written =20
formulas into a lab report. I prefer to BootCamp a Macbook . We need a =20
Windows OS for Interactive Physics which does not exist as a native OS =20
X application. We have 50 Macbooks used heavily in our bio and chem =20
labs so we have proven lab solution.
2 questions:
1) What is the best tablet PC for school use ?
2) Our Principal asked the question : who makes the decision about =20
what to purchase ? The support staff(which includes me) or the end =20
user(the teacher) ?
thanks
Carl Campion
Director of Academic Technology
Archmere Academy
302-798-6632x823
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