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Logitech Pen–No Setup, No Batteries, No Problems

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a link to see a list of USI-capable devices like Acer, ASUS, HP, Lenovo, and more. I’ve used a variety of styluses with my many iPads, Surface Pros, smart phones, and tablets, so I had a good idea what to expect in testing Logitech’s Pen. Most newer Chromebooks are USI-enabled.

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Apple iPad vs.the Lenovo U1 Hybrid

The Daring Librarian

A list of the iPad non-features and let downs came to light and spread through the interweb community, "Apple shares reacted, dropping 3.5 In contrast, Amazon - the manufacturer of the Kindle, iPad''s main e-book competitior - gained one per cent." Security - If your iPad gets stolen, there''s apparently no way to remotely lock it.

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Open Thread Wednesday: Revisiting Travel Computing

ProfHacker

For a few years I was able to rely almost entirely on an iPad and keyboard case for all my conferences, which offered a lot of portability if not much computing power. Sadly, I was parted from my iPad this year, and I had to make the decision of which platform to invest in for my next conference workhorse.

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Why #PiZero the $5 Computer Matters to Education by @SamPatue

TeacherCast

While this might not impact Apple’s market share overnight, it does raise the question is an iPad the right $700 to spend per student? The student each have an iPad, but it is not uncommon for the teachers to check out the mac or PC laptop carts to facilitate document creation. What do you get for $5?

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What's In Your Elementary STEM Lab?

Tech Helpful

5 Lenovo Laptops. Allows students to build, program and command these LEGO based robots. LEGO Education WeDo kits. Curriculum, software and STEM, discovery-based project kits. Makerbot 3D Printer. Ways to make 3D designs. Class Set of Chromebooks. Microscopes Safety Goggles Beakers Extra large "LEGO" like building blocks.

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Discover Linux for Classroom Computing by @SamPatue

TeacherCast

This is where Chromebooks or iPads happens, and these are decisions that can shape education. I installed it on my Lenovo Thinkpad x140e. For less that the price of an iPad , this machine has all of the functionality of a laptop with built-in camera and microphone. This is where the Apple versus PC debate happens.

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LAUSD to get $6.4M in software settlement from Pearson

eSchool News

billion plan to provide an iPad to every student, teacher and campus administrator in the nation’s second-largest school district. Under that contract, Apple agreed to provide iPads to L.A. Another computer company, Lenovo, also had charged the district for Pearson curriculum. The pact is the latest fallout from an aborted $1.3-billion

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