The report is aimed at school leaders and teacher in England but the ideas within the report are transferable to other parts of the world.With permission android tablet PC from Oxford I’ll be duplicating some of the report on olliebray.com over the next week. You can download the full report or order a paper copy over at the new Oxford School Improvement Tablet and App Help Centre.Tablet computers have been on the market since 2002. However, tablet computing has become more popular in recent years. This ‘tablet revolution’ is partly due to the success of the Apple iPad that was first launched in 2010. The 10 inch tablet iPad is currently one of the most popular tablets on the market and its success has spawned a variety of competing devices that run different operating systems, such as Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows 8. Some of these devices and their operating systems are discussed in more detail in Jan Webb’s excellent comparison table.TabletA tablet is a mobile computer that usually has a touchscreen or a pen enabled interface (or both). A tablet computer does not normally have a built in physical keyboard which means that text input is normally carried out using an on-screen touch-screen keyboard. Physical keyboards are often available for tablets as peripheral items. Some of these keyboards, such as the one available android 4.0 tablet for Microsoft’s Surface, also double up as a protective cover.Tablet computers tend to be less powerful and have less physical storage space than traditional desktops and laptops. They also tend to have a very fast boot up time. Most tablet devices are Wi-Fi enabled and increasingly there is also capacity to connect to the Internet via 3G or 4G cellular services.As well as their operating system tablet computers also often run apps (see below).Kids-tablet-computer-mTablet technology allows teachers access to a wide variety of resource wifi android tablet though the Internet and/or their school VLE. Ubiquitous access to this type of technology helps teachers collaborate with other professionals from both within and outside their own school. This can help with the sharing of ideas, increases professional dialogue and can facilitate collaborative lesson planning. Although other technology may also facilitate the above, it is the portability, long battery life, quick boot up time and user experience that make tablet technology unique and powerful.Tablet technology also has the potential to develop more personalised learning opportunities for children, where they use their android tablet devices to pursue (sometimes with support) their own personal interests and passions.Tablet technology can also be used to assist with the personal regulation of learning through a variety of built in productivity tools, such as calendar, electronic mail and tasks. 745TDBanty 130417