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Contents 1 Schools where each student has a tablet (and all teachers) 2 Schools where each teacher has a tablet (but not students) 3 Advantages of Tablets Over Laptops 4 Examples of Tablet Use 5 Tablet Handbooks, Guides, & Files for Parents, Students, Teachers 6 School Comments on Makes and Models of Tablets 7 Manufacturer Info 8 Web Sites for Tablet News, Tips, etc. 9 Tablet Conferences & Workshops 10 Professional Development Approaches 11 Digital Text Books

[edit] Schools where each student has a tablet (and all teachers)

Parentheses indicate which grades are currently 1:1 with tablets for 07-08

• American School of Bombay (6-12)

• Battle Ground Academy (9-10)

• Bishop Hartley School

• Cary Academy (6-12)

• Cincinnati Country Day School

• Dwight Englewood School

• Franklin Road Academy

• Garrison Forest School (4-7, 9)

• Harpeth Hall (7-12)

• Norwood School (6-8)

• Roland Park Country School (7-12)

• Urban School

• Berwick Academy

[edit] Schools where each teacher has a tablet (but not students)

• MICDS
• Washington Episcopal School
• Harrow International School, Thailand
• The Principia School, St. Louis, Missouri
• St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota (6-12)

[edit] Advantages of Tablets Over Laptops

Please see: Advantages of Tablets Over Laptops

[edit] Examples of Tablet Use

Slide-Show of Examples - by Demetri (updated 10-18-07, send me more!)

How do you use your tablet? <-- Please add to this page!

[edit] Tablet Handbooks, Guides, & Files for Parents, Students, Teachers

Please access the ISEnet ning Tablet Group to view files and to upload your own. Thanks to Columbus School for Girls for starting this off!

[edit] School Comments on Makes and Models of Tablets

• We are using the Lenovo ThinkPad x60. The model is 6363-6du and it feature a 1.83 ghz chip with 1 gb of memory, 60 gb hard drive, and a 12.1 screen. It is very light and surprisingly fast.
• We deployed Lenovo X60 tablets in August, we opted for a 1.8GHz, 2Gb, 80Gb HD model. All users were issued a docking station with Supermulti drive. We are currently testing the X61 and are most impressed.
• We also have the Lenovo X41 Tablets. Last year's model was a 1.4 GHz chip, 512 MB RAM and a 40 GB HD. This year's model has a 60GB HD, a 1.6 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM. We also made them significantly faster by cutting out the Lenovo preload bloat. We've been very pleased with these. We've looked at the X60 Tablet with a core-duo for next year and it is fantastic.
• Norwood School used the Toshiba M400 tablets for several years but in 2007 switched to the Fujitu Lifebook T4215 because the hinge seems sturdier and the stylus lives next to the screen.
• Toshiba M400 tablet. The specs are Core Duo, 1.83GHz, 40GB hdd and 1GB of RAM. I chose to eval the Toshiba beacuse they were the only ones that had a built in optical drive.
• We originally started out with Toshiba Portege m200 for our faculty two years ago. They are working just fine and teachers are using them daily. This year we rolled out 32 HP tc4200 for our sixth graders in year long 1-1 pilot starting the first day of school.
• Harpeth Hall started three years ago with the Lenovo Thinkpad X41, then moved to the X60 last year. Lenovo's tablet is a sturdy, reliable machine. We also purchased two Gateway e-155cs last year and are trying them out this year with teachers who need optical drives.
• Battle Ground Academy began with Toshiba Tecra M4s for faculty in 06-07, and 9th/10th grades students bought the Toshiba M400s in 07-08.

[edit] Manufacturer Info

• Fujitsu

• Gateway

The base price for the 14-inch E-295C convertible notebook is $1,549. Gateway has partnered with Wacom to refresh its with an electronic palette for digital art. The battery acts as a hand grip for carrying.

• HP

• Lenovo

x61 seems to be the current model

• Toshiba

Portege M400 is being refreshed as the M700. Release date spring 08.

[edit] Web Sites for Tablet News, Tips, etc.

• http://tabletpcpost.com/
• http://www.studenttabletpc.com/
• http://www.tabletpctalk.com/
• http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/
• http://www.tabletpc2.com/The_Best_Tablet_PC-%20Article=20071509.htm
• http://www.teacherplaces.com/tablet/weblog/
• http://www.learntechsolutions.com/tabletxchange.htm
• http://tabletmentorgroup.wikispaces.com/
• http://tabletpceducation.blogspot.com/

[edit] Tablet Conferences & Workshops

• http://wwws1.countryday.net/tablet/
• http://bol3300-01.k12.fsu.edu/tabletinst.htm
• http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/conference/wipte/
• http://www.laptopinstitute.com/lil/
• http://www.learntechsolutions.com
• http://www.laptopinstitute.com/asb

[edit] Professional Development Approaches

Please see: Approaches to Professional Development

[edit] Digital Text Books

An obvious use of tablets is to allow annotation and access to electronic text books. Please see Electronic Books and Texts to add to a list of available resources.