Tablets are increasingly being used in classrooms as they can decrease the weight of materials students carry, allow for e-textbooks with interactive features, and enable personalized lessons. Some school districts are replacing textbooks with tablets to reduce costs and tailor learning to individual students. It is estimated that tablet use in education will quadruple in 2012, with iPads currently being the most commonly purchased type of tablet.
4. •
•decrease the weight students carry in
their backpacks
•E-textbooks have interactive applications
•lessons can be tailored for individual
student needs
decrease costs associated with supplying textbooks for every student
Some school districts are
replacing traditional textbooks
with E-readers or tablets to
11. -Windows 8 expected to help boost sales
-Estimates that nearly 10 million tablets
will be sold in 2012
-Apple will continue to hold 60% of the
market
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010320/windows-8-tablets-market-share-to-quadruple-in-2012.html
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