The annual Tablets and Apps in Schools research involving schools and industry has shown a notable increase in the penetration of tablets in the education arena.
The research estimates that there are now around 141,000 tablets in secondary schools, up from 96,000 in 2012.
A year ago, secondary professionals predicted that tablets would make up 6.9 per cent of all school computers by the end of 2012. This figure has now risen to 10.7 per cent by the end of 2013.
However, the survey finds that funding and budget allocations are still making it difficult for schools to adopt tablet technology, with 83 per cent of respondents saying it was “significant” or “very significant” barrier.
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