Tablet+Benefits

Handwriting is included and is comfortable medium -- allows ease of annotation for documents and other sources Being able to write by hand is still a skill that is needed (for example, standardized test still require essays to be written by hand), and this facilitates that.
 * General**

Provides a way for students to easily annotate written work. ALSO, let's teachers easily grade written work or fill in rubrics.

Students can easily take notes AND organize notes.

Provides many ways for students to stay organized.

Provides the ability to work with "media" that they are accustomed to -- like "coloring" including a choice of pens and colors easily at the student's fingertips.

Allows for hand-drawn items to be incorporated (for example, this is critical for science "lab books"). Which would allow these things to be more easily made electronic, and more easily transmittable to the teacher. Dealing with less paper also removes a burden from both students and teachers.

Paper savings (and time savings) -- teachers don't have to create handouts; they simply email the document to students (or place on blackboard or in a shared drive).

Tablets remove the "screen barrier." In otherwords, students can't distance themselves or hid behind the screen of their computers when it is in tablet mode. There is actually data to suggest that this is a definite issue for females.

Notebooks can easily include all types of media -- including voice.
 * __With OneNote__**

OneNote Notebooks can be synced and shared.

Able to search even handwritten notes

Easy to organize everything in on central location. Will save parents $ not having to buy supplies. Even colored pens and highlighters are included!

For our Board Presentation: Tablet PCs are "game-changers" and, we believe, critical to the success of a 1:1 program. With a tablet PC there are endless possibilities -- can draw/sketch, make handwritten annotations beside type text or on top of it. It engages both visual and kinesthetic learners. It taps the creative.

It removes the physical barrier between people.

It allows for/encourages personalization/customization in all work.

Handwritten notes are searchable.

Stylus drawing is more precise (vs. mouse drawing which is like drawing with a bar of soap), combining the best of creative talent with computing power.

Assists students with learning differences - they use it to meet their individual learning needs and preferences.

It is designed specifically for the rigors of daily student use (more rugged -- less screen issues than with regular laptops, for example).