Priority issues in the initialization of tablet pc projects for education

Instances and results of tablet PC usage in the area of education are investigated in this study. In relation, challenges faced/to be faced with the FATIH Project of Turkey are evaluated. The viability and the effects of using tablet PCs in education and related examples in the world are studied. Additionally, integration of tablet PCs into the field of education and problems that have arisen were studied as far as they are reported in the literature. It is found that the use of tablet PCs in education increases the motivation and attendance of the students. However, required components, including teacher training, planning issues, student training, classroom management software, e-content, infrastructure and addressing technical problems are not always fulfilled; moreover, such an initiative may create distraction for the students. It is significant that tablet PC projects should be subject to pilot applications before applying them across the country so that the results can be analyzed by experts in depth. It is found that society‟s e-readiness plays an important role in the success of such programs. Furthermore, the components of the FATIH Project are investigated and related abstract experience is reported. vi Limitations of the study include the financial and legal aspects of such projects. Additionally, up-to-date data on how much tablets promote the education of the students is considerably hard to find, as the initiative is quite new. It is concluded that tablet PCs may not replace the printed materials fully, however, they promise to have positive effects in education, such as in the individual learning pace.