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		rtaycher on May 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: John Resig joins the Khan Academy "Tablets are a much more useable form factor in classrooms, etc." why?

pbhjpbhj on May 4, 2011 [–]

I'd imagine: Easy to store, easy to interface with, can be passed around, relatively cheap, easier software installation than some OS, don't take much desk space.

Anyone else other ideas?

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