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Originally Posted by goodereader
Hey guys.
I am writing an article on why educational tablets fail in the market place and am writing a piece on Entourage. Although I have both devices I am a little bit unsure of a few key points and hopefully you guys can help out. If anything, it will help provide a case study.
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Why do you think the Edge and Pocket Edge failed to capture market attention, why did it fail in schools?
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I'm a late adopter, and I love the thing. It's a concept I really wish will not be abandoned.
Some consideration from my point of view, to answer your question:
Here in Italy school teachers are mostly women, which are more exposed to digital divide than males. Even if they advertised it here (they did not), the device is not for the average teacher, not user friendly enough.
The device is not sturdy enough to be used everyday ouside home or office.
The device is pricey, and as every digital gadget, designed to last a too short time.
The device is by far the best ebook reader for academics, not for schools. (
note that I'm the third doctoral student in just a few posts in this thread)
Schools are slow. And this is good, as it's stupid to run after the trends instead of planning your actions with the long term as main focus.
I dont think enTourage really aimed at schools: if they did, the did it very bad.
I'm 30, PhD applicant, main research topic: digital literacy. Informatics teacher in elementary schools since 2008.
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