When the deal comes to educational practices, a device mostly created for the consumer (as in content consumer) practices does seem to fit the bill at first gla

When the deal comes to educational practices, a device mostly created for the consumer (as in content consumer) practices does seem to fit the bill at first glance, doesn't so in the long run. I have used ipads, e-readers, laptops and desktop computers nearly all my life. I was one of the first students who were taking his notes with a palm tungsten e2 with a stowaway keyboard talking to it via IR. The problem here is as same as the palm's however. I HAD to buy an external keyboard to take notes or write stuff. Even though palm had ingeniously offered a "handwriting method" to take fast notes. But lecture notetaking is a different beast. "Students saw the iPad as a “fun” gaming environment, while the Chromebook was perceived as a place to “get to work.” And as much as students liked to annotate and read on the iPad, the Chromebook's keyboard was a greater perk — especially since the new Common Core online testing will require a keyboard" Actually, come to think of it, a dream machine invented for the educational purposes should have three things as essential: - a turnable (and good) cam to record the lecture with sound - a comfy keyboard - A 13' IPS screen. 13 inch is the maximal range. Although screen real estate is a brilliant thing, lugging it out in a huge backpack with charger apparatus does not make it worthwhile.