1. Selecting Tech School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)
selecting the right device for your family
School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

2. The Challenge A World of Choice Confusing Numbers
Dozens of Manufactures/hundreds of models
Concern about what will and won’t work
Students have lots of advice for you
Confusing Numbers
Spec’s, spec’s and more spec’s – what do they really mean?
Costs – how much should a device cost?
Teacher Engagement (Workshops, roadshows and conference learning sessions)
Development Programs (MIEE, professional training series, learning communities)
Personalized Learning Support (Pedagogical helpdesk)
Champions of Technology (Mentorship program)
Resource Investment (Customized repositories and knowledge base)

3. The Basics Other Features: Any learning device should have:
Touchscreen is nice, not required
Good: Passive touch screen
Better: Active touch screen (Pen)
Ruggedized (with or without case)
Compact size
6 hour battery life
Any learning device should have:
iPad sized screen or bigger
10” can be a bit small
15” can be a bit large
A physical keyboard
Webcam
The ability to connect to the Internet
Recommend Windows 10 Device (unless alternative is already owned)
Teacher Engagement (Workshops, roadshows and conference learning sessions)
Development Programs (MIEE, professional training series, learning communities)
Personalized Learning Support (Pedagogical helpdesk)
Champions of Technology (Mentorship program)
Resource Investment (Customized repositories and knowledge base)

4. More Specific Considerations (for 2019)
Processor:
Acceptable: Intel Pentium Silver class or better
Better: Intel i3 class or better
RAM
Acceptable: 4GB
Better: 8GB
Storage
Recommend Solid State Drive (SSD or eMMC, not HDD) – more robust and faster
Acceptable: 64GB
Better: 128GB
Know there are good $500 options available
Don’t anticipate more than 4 year’s use
Teacher Engagement (Workshops, roadshows and conference learning sessions)
Development Programs (MIEE, professional training series, learning communities)
Personalized Learning Support (Pedagogical helpdesk)
Champions of Technology (Mentorship program)
Resource Investment (Customized repositories and knowledge base)

5. Things You Definitely DON’T Need
Gaming-class computer
i7 Processor
Oversized screen
Large drive (watch this one – bigger is often NOT better)
$1000 computer!
Chromebook is not an ideal choice
Detachable devices can work, but may impact reliability
Teacher Engagement (Workshops, roadshows and conference learning sessions)
Development Programs (MIEE, professional training series, learning communities)
Personalized Learning Support (Pedagogical helpdesk)
Champions of Technology (Mentorship program)
Resource Investment (Customized repositories and knowledge base)

6. Current Samples (as of April 24, 2019)
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Non-Touch: pentium-n gb-hdd-4gb-ram-windows-10-s-open-box/ aspx
Teacher Engagement (Workshops, roadshows and conference learning sessions)
Development Programs (MIEE, professional training series, learning communities)
Personalized Learning Support (Pedagogical helpdesk)
Champions of Technology (Mentorship program)
Resource Investment (Customized repositories and knowledge base)