How do you promote Tablets within schools where the immedidate concern is about neighborhood crime, a shooting across the street, and where the next nickel is coming from? Kind of puts many IT discussions into perspective.
It’s people like teacher-and-blogger Nancy that stay focused on the students that can make the difference: “Though I work in a tough area, the students here are so bright and creative–it just kills me that they don’t have much access to technology. Tablet PC’s could make such a difference, specially since most of the kids are second language learners so they could post online without having to write in english with a tablet–they could simply sketch and annotate.”
Nancy isn’t the only teacher I’ve heard from directly with this set of issues. I understand that Nancy had a couple Tablet loaners that she’s had to return. I wonder if there’s an organization that can help out. I know that Intel, Acer and HP have some grant programs, but is there anyone out there that knows of any other programs that could provide some assistance?
Thanks for posting this! Bloggers are an amazing bunch. Community. Concern. Support. I couldn’t ask for more… well, um, a tablet WOULD be nice, too! 😉