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on such a large scale with traditional learning tools. Another benefit of using tablets is that they place a very large trove of knowledge at the disposal of the students. A single tablet can store more information than hundreds of textbooks and makes even more accessible via the Internet. This makes accessing information on the tablet easier than searching for it in a book or a traditional library. All of these features help to make the learning process more efficient and seamless for the students. Not only are tablets excellent repositories and transmission channels for knowledge, they are more affordable and convenient. When compared with other technological tools such as computers, tablets are more affordable for school administrations as well as parents. Children find it easier to carry a tablet to school than a load of books. This makes learning seem less cumbersome and painful to students. Tablets are a useful instrument for delivering seamless educational experiences. By making learning materials and other educational content accessible from the cloud, children can use mobile technology to access lessons at home, on the bus, and at school. Online assessments that deliver feedback in real-time make the evaluation process more efficient and allow students to identify areas for improvement quickly. An important area where tablets have recently shown positive results is in early childhood education. While research on the use of tablets in education has traditionally 42
to respond to descriptive, analytical or reflective questions. School administrators face the additional task of sourcing, evaluating and acquiring educational content available online in the form of websites, eBooks, interactive tutorials, educational games, assessment tools, and learning apps for the entire curriculum. Several factors such as compatibility with the local culture and teaching methodology, costs of teacher training and supporting infrastructure, and effect on learning outcomes need consideration before making any significant investment. Teachers need to get on board if tablets are to be useful successfully in the classroom. Teachers need to develop ways in which th0y can incorporate the tablet in daily lesson planning and student assessment. They should get training so that they are familiar with the various features of the tablet and the online learning and assessment tools that they have to use. Most importantly, school administrators and parents need to devise ways to monitor the use of tablets in order to ensure that students do not use tablets for non-educational activities. They need to invest in parental controls as well as filtering and detection systems to ensure that children do not access objectionable content on their tablets and are safe online. There is no turning back from where we stand today with regard to the use of tablets in the classroom. The challenges are as relefocused on secondary and tertiary education, recent studies have shown that the use of tablets helps to improve learning outcomes in kindergarten learners. This improvement is due to several factors. For instance, the touch-screen interface makes learning more accessible to children at a younger age, which is a significant development considering that the children are at a stage where their motor skills are developing. Another feature of tablets that promotes learning is the use of multimedia content including games and interactive apps to deliver information. Tablets also come equipped with video players and cameras that allow teachers to deliver content in the form of images, video and games. Of course, for many parents, teachers and school administrators, the use of tablets represents a drastic shift in the way children learn, and, more importantly, in the way teachers conduct lessons. Many parents and educators are worried about children becoming too reliant on their tablets to access information and to do homework. There is also the risk of becoming addicted to technology, especially as more schools introduce tablets at the kindergarten level. The instant gratification to which young children become accustomed when using a tablet may lead to psychological and behavioral issues in their social and interpersonal relations as well. From the learning perspective, there are some challenges that we need to address. For instance, teachers cannot rely on tablets as the sole medium of student evaluation and assessment. While the tablet may be a convenient tool to enter single-click responses to assessment questions, one may not use it effectively 43
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