Antone Gonsalve's article on tablets outselling laptops does not surprise me, but I am curious to see if more companies are going to adapt the same combination that Microsoft recently released. Either way, I am reminded of learning to type on a typewriter (Smith Wesson) and being hesitant to go into a computer lab in my freshman year of college, which is where I received my first email address, as well as, learned what the WWW is.

I have both a laptop and a tablet because I don't know how to become independent of the laptop when I feel that I must have a keyboard and the other typical functions of a computer. I realize that tablets have adapters with keyboards and other types of accessories, but I can't seem to have the same confidence with the lack of programs (Word, PowerPoint...). I like to think that I am able to be independent, but many of the typical types of functions seem more practical on a laptop. In other words, I have typed a paper or completed an assignment completely on a tablet.

Which brings me to another inquiry that arises with this topic: when students go to tablets or e-readers for textbooks, will laptops and computers be necessary in the classroom. I do know that I haven't unleashed the many capabilities of my tablet, because I don't know how, but how many accessories and adapters will be required to implement the many resources offered by the tablet.  Who knows where we will go in the classroom?

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