Fast, reliable broadband and extensive wifi really is necessary if schools are to make the best possible use of this kit, particularly as so much can be achieved using no app more sophisticated than the web browser.
There’s growing evidence, such as the recent Naace study of iPad use at Longfield Academy1, that schools able to provide 1:1 access to kit like this really do see significant impacts on learning and pedagogy.įurthermore, ‘1:1 access’ needn’t necessarily mean buying a device for every student, as increasing numbers of secondary age young people have smartphones or tablets of their own, which a BYOD (bring your own device) approach to school technology could see being used for school work as well as informal learning, social life, games and media.Ĭrucial to the success of tablet or smartphone use for learning is connectivity. Robust, reliable, simple devices like these, whilst not specifically designed for schools, seem ideally suited for learning, both in the classroom and at home.
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Recently though, things have started to look up, thanks to the take up by schools, teachers and students of personal, handheld kit like iPod Touches, iPhones, iPads and similar Android powered devices. For as long as computers have been used in schools, their advocates have promoted the power of digital technology to transform education, yet the reality has all too often fallen rather short of the potential, with too few computers, unreliable kit and overly complex software and systems.
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