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Enhancing Education with Tablets: Platforms, Advantages, and Resources

This resource explores the use of tablets in education, focusing on popular platforms like iPad, Android, and Windows. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each platform, including specific applications for educational purposes such as scanning book barcodes and facilitating self-guided tours. Additionally, it delves into the current state of eBooks, covering market competition, available formats, and library check-out services. With valuable links to educational resources and apps, this guide aims to assist educators and institutions in leveraging tablet technology effectively.

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Enhancing Education with Tablets: Platforms, Advantages, and Resources

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  1. Tablets in Education Alan Gayton & Randy Ware Dalton State College ETC

  2. First question • Why? – What are you going to do with them?

  3. 3 platforms (or 4?) • iPad • Android • Windows • rt • 8

  4. iPad

  5. Android

  6. Windows • rt • 8

  7. Advantages of each Platform

  8. Disadvantages of each Platform

  9. Some apps

  10. Media center uses • To scan book barcodes • As a mobile check out station • As a self guided tour • Others?

  11. Resources - iPad • www.daltonstate.edu/etc

  12. Resources - Android • http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/android-for-education.html • http://android4schools.com/ • http://www.edudemic.com/best-education-technology/the-best-education-apps-android/

  13. Resources - Windows • http://www.microsoft.com/education/ww/products/windows-8/Pages/windows-apps.aspx • http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=900580

  14. The state of ebooks • iPad’s attempt to redefine the market and the legal battle that resulted • took the epub standard and enhanced it (but made it proprietary) • entered into deals with several publishers to compete with amazon - resulted in higher prices • apple lost the case – not much has changed • What’s available: • classic books (project guttenburg, freda) • kindle and nook apps • market books (ibooks, play, ms store) • other textbooks (kno – publishers) • Formats PDF, epub, doc, txt, others • Many libraries check out ebooksto patrons http://www.overdrive.com/

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