HARDWARE TIPS — TABLET COMPUTERS IN THE SCHOOL

TABLET and MOBILE COMPUTER USE IN THE SCHOOL

St. Theresa School and its PreK Program have been using tablet based computers since the 2014-2015 school year.  Currently in the PreK Program we have the following tablets available for use.

  1.  Google ONN Tablets.  These are our newest tablet devices, purchased during the 2023-2024 school year.  They use the Android Operating System and a special kid friendly apps environment.  Students only have access to pre-installed apps on these tablets and only the Technology Coordinator can add additional apps to these tablets after careful review of AI embedded applications since all Google Environments now contain AI embedded tools and apps.
  2. Some older Samsung Android Tablets are available for student use, primarily for afternoon one on one activities with students.  These tablets can’t have their operating system updated so the apps that are currently installed are all that are available.
  3. Two Dell Tablets are available for similar use as the Samsung Tablets.  The Dell Tablets also are older and can’t be updated but the apps installed are still available for student use.
  4.  We have sixteen Android Converted Nook Tablets and I am in the process of reconfiguring four more.  These are very old tablets with some educational applications suitable for young children.  They can’t be updated and if these tablets stop working they will not be replaced given their very advanced age, since these are some of the first tablets purchased back in the 2014-2015 school year.
  5. We have six iPad version 3 tablets available for one to one student use.  These are large 10 inch tablets and have protective cases around them for very young children.  They can’t be updated so the apps installed are all that are available to the students.
  6. We have 3 new Lenovo Android Tablets for Teacher use only.  I am in the process of testing remote connection to the Promethean Boards to see if the teachers will be able to connect these tablets direction to their Promethean Boards for additional access to other applications.

All tablets are to be cleaned after each use, using a clean cloth or a non-bleach cleaning wipe.  All tablets are to be returned to their charging stations when students have finished using them.  Tablets are not to be recharged unless the battery indicates 10% or less battery life left.  Please don’t plug in tablets until they reach that level.  Charging stations will be turned off in the event of severe weather and or extended school breaks and tablets will need to be charged after those shutdowns of the charging stations.