Last year’s Galaxy Tab 4 tablets (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 14) have been revamped by Samsung to create the Tab 4 Education which was shown at BETT. Developed in partnership with Google, this 10.1″ tablet provides users with access to Google Play for Education; a specialised app store for Android tablets in the classroom. Apps and (teacher-approved) content can be purchased via a school PO, with no credit card details required. An interesting feature is that apps can be removed from one device and then installed on another, at no additional cost to the school; this enables different tablets to be used to teach different classes.
The Tab 4 Education uses a master-slave system, and utilises this in set-up. Designed to be quick, a teacher can set their own tablet and can then copy settings to students’ via NFC. Using an Allshare app, content can also be shared with Samsung’s interactive whiteboards.
Samsung designed the Tab 4 Education to be durable; it features a shock-absorbing silicon case and Gorilla Glass. The display has 1280 x 800 resolution and Android 4.4 runs on a quad-core processor, 16GB of storage is expandable via micro-SD (up to 64GB).
Samsung also had a larger new display, the 82″ eBoard (1920 x 1080); this model features integrated touch and Samsung’s Magic IWB 3.0 software. Multiple devices can be connected at once and up to four source devices can be displayed. Teachers can also monitor students’ devices using the Magic IWB Agent software. The eBoard will be released in Q2, but a price is TBC.
Finally, Samsung was showing how its Gear VR (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) headset could be used in education; for example, to take students back in time for a history lesson.
