UTILIZATION OF TABLETS FOR EDUCATION

A. INTRODUCTION

     Thomas Edison once said in 1925 that "books will soon be obsolete in schools. Scholars will soon teach through the eyes". And this could be what people say about tablets.

     There has been an exponential growth in the progress of educational technology over the past few years. One device that is now considered a potential educational tool is a tablet. The tablet computer is smaller than a laptop and bigger than a Smartphone, this device is perfect to carry anywhere and be used anywhere. You can browse the internet, read books, play games, watch movies, and much more.

     In the modern era, tablet computers are seen as a great device for all ages, not only for adults, children can also benefit. If you see a "culture of children" where they are not separated from books, DVDs, toys and more, then the tablet can make it all together in a mobile device.

     In the electronic world, there are two types of parents who become consumers, those who are interested in buying tablet computers for their children and those who oppose it hard. For the latter group, most of the rejections come from prices. Electronics, after all, are quite expensive. Considering how often children tend to drop or destroy something, spending millions of rupiah on one device is certainly not an investment. But behind that there are many benefits of tablets that can be felt well by parents, especially by their children.

     In a study in October 2011, PBS found that between 39 and 45 percent of parents with children from 2 to 10 years thought technology like tablet computers offered their children a potential educational tool, whereas only 12 to 15 percent considered it a distraction. or nothing more than entertainment. Therefore if you are considering giving your children their own tablets, then you must carefully find the best educational and entertainment value of these tablets first so that they truly become an educational tool for them.

Our children naturally like to research, and tablet computers are a great way to give them the means to expand their creativity and allow their passion and love for knowledge and learning to grow.

     If you have shared a tablet device with your children, they might enjoy it as much as you. Tablets can be a means of learning and entertainment for children. With tablets, children can learn to read, write and count.

     If you search on YouTube, there are hundreds of videos with babies who are only 2 months old playing virtual synthesizers, counting games and many alphabet games using a tablet computer.

With tablets, children can also watch TV, movies and cartoons. Make it a small media station, leaving room for tv or computers at home that could otherwise be occupied.

     Tablet computers also allow children to play games, and even color in virtual coloring books. This makes children quickly become comfortable using tablets, as two New Hampshire University professors found when children learned to write and draw using these devices. Although tablets "will not replace traditional media, such as markers and crayons," using one choice can motivate children in the learning process, even assistant writer Dr. Leslie couse, adds that "children must be actively involved, and we must promote technology that gives them the choice to use their imagination. "

     Parental control is an important safety choice that allows you to control the sites, applications or time your child spends on a tablet, and also allows you to see what your child is doing with their tablet.

     Many tablets come pre-loaded with most applications for children, entertaining applications and educational applications. Before you are satisfied, you can equip your tablet computer with a variety of applications to suit whether learning e-books, mathematics programs and others. You will find more than 800 applications specifically marketed for children on iTunes. The point is you really have to find out the best for your child's needs

     Lately, the tablet is loved by many people. With the tablet, slowly the existence of the book is shifted. School children nowadays prefer to carry tablets rather than books that are felt to be too burdensome. The ability to connect to the internet is also an advantage. The presence of tablets seems to have had to get its own place in the world of education. One of them is with the following things.

Education

     One of the most promising functions of tablet PCs in education today is applying it to the education of children with disabilities. The touch screen tablet has proven attractive to children, because it provides instant gratification, more control, and freedom. The same thing is evident in children with certain physical limitations. Children who have limited motor skills find the touch screen easier to use than a desktop PC that requires the use of a mouse. For students with visual impairments, a sharper and brighter screen will make it easier for them to read.

      And the latest positive report on the function of tablet PCs shows that students who face math problems like solving problems through tablet PCs because it is more fun than working with textbooks.

Publishing

     The function of tablet PCs tends to have a large impact on the publishing industry especially in the field of education. One of the most important developments recently is the launch and distribution of a $ 35 tablet PC under the name Aakash to Indian students. At these prices, tablet PCs are becoming much more accessible to many Indian students. India's Ministry of Education purchases about 100,000 tablets to subsidize costs so students can buy them for $ 35. In many other countries around the world, the function of tablet PCs tends to be used by the publishing industry. More and more school textbooks will be accessible via a tablet PC. Students from elementary to college students will eventually have most of their textbooks on tablets.

     But the problem that arises from transforming textbooks into e-books that can be accessed via tablet PCs is that not all books are available online for free. Poor students still may not be able to buy these books. Another obstacle is that the online purchasing system is still limited at this time, in the sense that not everyone has access and can easily make online purchases. Certain criteria are needed such as credit cards or bank accounts, where poor students still do not have access.

B. DISCUSSION

     A tablet PC has versatile functions, more than just a device for enjoying entertainment content. Now Samsung Galaxy Tab is ready to play an important role in creating a "Smart School" system in public schools in Korea.

     Samsung Electronics and Daegu high schools have signed an agreement to create a "Smart School" through the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Galaxy Tab will support a variety of educational goals including wireless sharing of educational content and "specialized classrooms according to subjects" (a system where students migrate to a specific classroom based on individual learning levels).

     A comprehensive student management system for SCAS has been optimized for the 7-inch Galaxy Tab and an RFID function that makes it easy for teachers to manage students.

     In addition, interactive communication can be realized between teachers and students' parents using the remote chat feature that is on a PC tablet and sending report cards / report cards sent online.

     Not only in Korea that uses tablet facilities for teaching and learning. In America, it was bombarded by Google companies with the mainstay of digital-based technology facilities that have a role in teaching and learning.

    It looks like Google is really serious about carrying out its commitment to enter the world of education with their technology. By relying on Chromebooks, Google has entered 500 districts in the United States and Europe.

     Quoted from techcrunch.com, one of Google's goals is to provide support to the world of education by bringing together the hardware and software set by PARCC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). PARCC is a consortium whose task is to analyze the number of tertiary institutions with the availability of manpower.

     In the launch of the laptop, Google also released several 'tools' and web applications for students and administrators at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. With this program Google hopes to facilitate the use, installation and management of web applications for all schools.

     However, one of the leading tech experts as well as one who had become the richest in the world refused that the Tablet is not suitable for students or school children.

With a variety of advantages it has, a tablet computer device has now become one of the choices for improving the quality of teaching and learning in schools.

     India, for example, has launched Aakash, an inexpensive tablet specifically intended for students in the Bollywood country.

     But said Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, it turns out the tablet is not suitable for use in schools. Quoted from the technology site The Verge, Monday, July 2, 2012, he said the problem faced by tablets is that this device does not have a keyboard, making it difficult for students to carry out activities that are interactive.

      "At school students don't just read. They should also learn by writing and communicating," he said in an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education.

      Compared to tablets, Gates said that low-priced PCs are more suitable for use in schools because they are more able to present these interactive elements.

      He also mentioned that merely presenting technological devices in school activities is not a good decision if it is not balanced with curriculum changes and adjustments by teachers.

      Beyond that, he said that currently technological devices are not a major problem, but limited Internet access.

      "It would be very interesting if there were special policies that made it easier for people to access them," he said.

CONCLUSION

     Technology is an alternative that cannot be separated from our daily needs. In this modernization era, Digital Technology is very popular with its users. Besides making it easier to use it is also very petrified in making transactions at work for example. In every digital technology available now one of them is a tablet. This is used by companies that produce it to be promoted to places of education such as schools.

     From every Digital Technology Gadget has features that are owned in the gadget with the application starndart that has been provided. This makes the technology experts oppose that the tablet is not appropriate for students as the author has discussed in the discussion above. Of course this is a controversy for the superior technology experts.

     In this very prestigious era, it has been served by gadgets or digital technology tools that are increasingly sophisticated with features and uses. It depends on us who use it for our individual needs even together. Will be used with negative or positive things.