New Computer

As I'm taking a course on Leadership in Technology, I thought it was appropriate to purchase a new computer. Also, I will be travelling home to Canada for 3 weeks this summer, and will need a computer in order to take my classes. My husband agrees that a new computer would be nice so he can play his computer games that do not work on our 4 year old desktop. So, we went to Miami last weekend to purchase my new computer.

Problem. There are no tablet computers for purchase in Miami. Yes, I'm particular in what I want. Teachers at my school are getting tablets next year, and I also use a SmartBoard in the Media Center, so I like the touch screen component. The several teachers who already use tablets rave over the cool things that can be done with the students, such as projecting graphs and math problems to the entire class, while one student solves it at his or her desk. Very cool, if I could just get my hands on one! At the three big box stores I visited, all tablets are backordered until some date in the far off future. Having to drive 2 1/2 hours to get to Miami in the first place does not make it easy to continually check in the stores. I guess I'll have to break down and order on online, which I was hesitant to do. I prefer seeing what I'm getting, instead of a picture of it.

From my reading online about tablets I discovered that they have voice recognition software and a fairly good microphone. Too bad I can't do my podcast assignment that way! My current computer requires a peripheral microphone, which is annoyingly plugged in at the back of the CPU. I can't wait to track down my new computer and learn how easy it is to play with all the fun things like podcasts, videos, wireless, and touch screens. I'll keep you posted!