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Tablet PC Trial
Kit Deployed in School:
| Teacher Tablets |
Student Tablets |
Teachers Involved |
Pupils Involved |
| 1 |
30 |
6 |
Potentially
580 |
What the School Set Out To Achieve:
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Year Group(s)
Involved:
Year 10 (lower band); Year 11 (upper band); Year 13
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Curriculum
Area:
English
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Perceived
Benefits:
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Present a
lesson to the whole class while facing them, using Easiteach
studio.
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Use PC
Tablet and projector as interactive whiteboard for whole class
teaching
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Pupils can
read and annotate electronic texts during discussions
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Staff and
pupils can include mind maps, diagrams and drawings easily in
any assignment
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Pupils can
hand in homework in electronic form which can be annotated and
marked directly
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Pupils can
roam – taking notes at theatre visits etc.
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Motivator –
especially for boys
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Action
Research Potential: We would like
to use the PC Tablets with: lower band Yr 10; upper band Yr 11; Yr
13. We would like to report on how they make our lives in
the classroom easier, where their use was most appreciated and had
the greatest motivational impact.
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