Tablet Computers

Teachers and students say the new case (similar to an OtterBox) is part of the reason fewer tablets are breaking.

Education

Guilford Schools Get New Tablets Countywide After Halting Program

Jeff Tiberii

, December 5, 2014

Students in Guilford County have tablet computers...again. The federally funded initiative first began in August of 2013, but school officials suspended…

More than 2,000 tablets broke and about a dozen chargers partially melted earlier this school year.

Education

Tablets Return To Guilford County Schools In August, Students Now Face Fines

Jeff Tiberii

, July 25, 2014

Middle school students in Guilford County will face new punishments for broken tablet computers this fall.Guilford County Schools rolled out a federally…

Education

Tablet Manufacturer Says No Problems With Devices

Jeff Tiberii

, December 3, 2013

Guilford County school officials and the manufacturer of tablet computers once used in district classrooms disagree on why thousands of devices broke.…

Math teacher Melissa Tatum is one of 900 educators who has been trained on the tablet computers. She plans to use Brain Pop in her classroom this fall.

Education

15,000 Tablets To Be Replaced In Guilford County

Jeff Tiberii

, October 25, 2013

Guilford County Schools will get another set of tablet computers after thousands of devices broke. The company Guilford hired to outfit the devices has…

Education

Tablet Program Suspended In Greensboro

Jeff Tiberii

, October 4, 2013

Leaders with Guilford County schools announced today they are suspending a tablet-computer initiative indefinitely. The surprising news came at a hastily…