Ed-specific or student specific? Which device is right for your school?

With the recent release of News Corp’s Amplify Tablet, the discussion of ed-specific verses student-specific devices has come to the forefront.  Some argue for ed-specific devices: a sort of all-in-one reply to education technology needs. A device just for education that’s loaded with filtering and management software sounds like a simple and convenient solution to many IT and administrator concerns.

But what about districts who’ve already made the investment in a variety of different devices? What about schools that accept hardware donations from the community or those that have multiple platforms as a result of being awarded various grants? What about schools that invite students to bring your own device (BYOD)? And what about teaching students on a device that is the same as the one they use in the world today or will use in life after graduation?

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