Although the CrunchPad seems to be a crude prototype, the concept is interesting.
Would students buy a similar device along with their laptop and cell phone? Instead of their laptop?
www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/crunchpad-the-launch-prototype/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-0Nce5oTQ
www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/crunchpad-the-launch-prototype/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-0Nce5oTQ
I like the idea of a stand alone touchscreen tablet where students can access course readings, browse the web, and do Aplia homework. I think students would purchase this in lieu of a laptop (and along with a phone) if it offered the following: handwritten note-taking, sketching, recording capabilities, and USB ports to support a keyboard and mouse for writing papers, blogging, and emailing back in the dorm rooom. (The touchscreen keyboard still seems awkward.)
ReplyDeleteIt's its in lieu of a laptop, it would also need Microsoft Office, Google Docs, or iWorks, connection to the campus network, and printing.
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