With
Tablets slated to come to select set of 38 schools by the start of the new
School Term in September 2014 under the newly rebranded TIS (Tablet in Schools)
Program as explained in my blog article entitled
“Tablet
In Schools Project launched for September 2014 – How Teachers Benefit as Female
interest in ICT Industry Blossoms”, there’s bound to be confusion.
I’ve
already begun getting one or two calls and emails requesting information on
what Tablets to buy and how to repair them. This despite the fact that the
Schools to get Tablets haven’t been chosen as yet and I’ve no idea which Tablet
model they’ll be choosing.
I
have it on good authority, though, that Milk River All Age and Junior High
School will be one of the six (6) chosen for the TIS Program Test Pilot, with
upgrades coming to give the school Internet access to make the program work. So
many Milk River, Clarendon kids have much to be excited about come September
2014.
Types of Tablets –
Apple iOS or Google Android coming in Various Sizes
Some
are unaware that there are two main sizes; 7”, and 10”, with the various sizes in-between,
albeit 7” Tablets, which I’d predicted would become more dominant as stated in my blog article entitled
“The
Two Towers of Tablets, 7” Amazon Kindle Fire and 7.9” Apple iPad are the Global
Tablet size of Choice”, are CURRENTLY more popular!
Worse,
many are blissfully unaware that BOTH Tablets and smartphones rune on one of
two popular OS (Operating Systems), Apple iOS or Google Android. To that end,
when it comes to securing your Tablet so that your child can play without going
unto Pornographic Websites, the same concepts for smartphones also applies to
Tablets as explained in my blog article
entitled “How
to Lock down your Child’s Tablet or smartphone and Apps to Block, Protect and
Notify you of your Child’s whereabouts Online - Defense Against the Dark Arts”.
Most
likely, though, the Tablets will be 7” Tablets that run Google Android OS,
possibly the Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite as detailed in my blog article entitled
“US$200
Huawei Media Pad 7 Lite from Digicel compared to the Apple iPad 2 and the
Google Nexus 7 - Excellent Tablet choices to avoid the Delivery Man this
Christmas”.
Still,
I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them were the Haitian made 7” Surtab Tablet
that Telecom Provider Digicel sells in other territories and of which Venezuela
ordered 10,000 in May 2014 as I’d reported in my Geezam blog article entitled “Venezuela
orders 10,000 Surtab Tablets – How Jamaica can duplicate Haiti’s Tablet
Manufacturing”.
Stay
tuned to my blog for more details!
How to care your Tablet
– Batteries are included and you’ll need a Portable Battery Charger
The
specs on most of the, are pretty standard though. You’ll have to invest in the
following cleaning items to protect their Tablet and keep it clean as described
in my Geezam blog article entitled “How
to make your own Cleaning Fluid and Cleaning Tips for your Smartphone or Tablet”.
Also you’ll need the following:
1.
A Protective Tablet Case with a
mini-keyboard built in
2.
A Bluetooth Mouse (optional)
3.
Screen Protector
4.
Portable Battery Charger
The
Bluetooth Mouse is really for the parents; most children are already
comfortable with Touch-Screen Computers. The Protective Tablet Case helps in
concealing the Tablet from prying eyes and thieves. Parents need to instruct their
child NOT to take out their Tablet in public, no matter how much their friends
press them or how badly they wanna play Candy Crush Saga.
Battery
life WILL be important and is a deciding factor if you eventually wish to get
yourself a Tablet just to keep up with your child’s development. Here’s a list
of the battery life of various Tablets in this comprehensive albeit not quite
exhaustive list tested by CNET News as listed in the article “CNET Tablet
Battery Life Results”, published July 25, 2014 12:00 PM PDT by Xiomara
Blanco, CNET News.
As
I’ve discovered, a portable Battery Charger is helpful with smartphones as well
as with Tablets as explained in my Geezam blog
article entitled “How
to extend your smartphone’s battery Life with a Portable Battery Charger”. Battery
life is really the main deciding factor when buying a Tablet, as combined with
the above; it determines how many hours of useful work your child can get out
of their Tablet.
After
all, not all the time you’ll be in a location where you can plug in with your
charger! As Tablets have sensitive electronic internals, purchasing a Battery
Charger will prolong the life of your Tablet and protect it from Power Surges
by giving you a safe, reliable source of power when necessary.
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