{"id":1758,"date":"2014-09-03T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T16:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2015-01-19T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T15:23:40","slug":"4-of-the-best-back-to-school-tablets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/09\/03\/4-of-the-best-back-to-school-tablets\/","title":{"rendered":"4 of the Best Back-to-School Tablets"},"content":{"rendered":"

School has changed a lot since we were kids: uniforms have got snazzier, teaching is more \u201d\u02dcinteractive\u2019 and school dinners actually look quite tasty.<\/p>\n

But one of the biggest changes is the introduction of tablets into classrooms. Yep, kids are now using iPads in their lessons.<\/p>\n

Even if your child\u2019s school isn\u2019t using iPads in lessons, it still might be worth buying one. Not only will it make homework easier (and more fun), but it\u2019ll teach them how to use a gadget that is becoming increasingly important in society. Plus, you\u2019ll be able to have a go once they\u2019ve gone to bed.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the tablets we\u2019d recommend. Most of them are reasonably priced, but you could always sell your unwanted electronics with musicMagpie<\/a> if you need a bit of extra cash.<\/p>\n

The all-around option: Google Nexus 7<\/h4>\n

\"Nexus<\/a><\/p>\n

There are quite a few \u201d\u02dcbudget\u2019 tablets on the market at the moment, but none are quite as powerful as Google\u2019s Nexus 7. It\u2019s HD 7\u201d\u009d screen is perfect for watching movi- ahem, sorry, \u201d\u02dcrevising\u2019, while it\u2019s quad-core processor means that your little darlings won\u2019t be able to use \u201d\u02dcmy tablet runs too slowly\u2019 as an excuse not to do their homework.<\/p>\n

Best of all, it only costs around \u00a3170!<\/p>\n

The powerful option: iPad Air<\/h4>\n

\"iPad<\/a><\/p>\n

The iPad Air is one of the best tablets on the market, with ultra-powerful performance and a crystal-clear Retina display. This, however, is reflected in its price tag, a hefty \u00a3399.<\/p>\n

That will put a lot of people off, but it\u2019s worth considering as an investment. As with any Apple product, the build of the iPad Air is sturdy, and it\u2019ll definitely last a few school years.<\/p>\n

The range of education apps (which make learning fun and might even encourage some extra-curricular study) on offer in the App Store makes the iPad an appealing prospect too.<\/p>\n

The budget option: Tesco Hudl<\/h4>\n

\"Hudl\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, it\u2019s a tablet made by Tesco but don\u2019t let that put you off. While it\u2019s not quite as powerful as the Nexus 7, and it\u2019s nowhere near as powerful as the iPad Air, the Hudl only costs \u00a399. You won\u2019t find a better tablet for that price anywhere.<\/p>\n

It includes everything you\u2019d expect from an Android tablet, including full access to the Play Store, a decent 7\u201d\u009d inch screen and a quadcore processor. It also has expandable memory via SD card, which is great if your child needs to move a lot of documents around (taking a document to school to print, for example).<\/p>\n

The reading option: Kobo Arc<\/h4>\n

\"Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

Kobo aren\u2019t a renowned name in the tech world but the Arc is an impressive piece of kit at an even more impressive price of \u00a3129.99.\u00a0 The Arc shares a lot of features with tablets around the same price range, but it has an ace up its sleeve: reading.<\/p>\n

Kobo\u2019s background is in e-readers and it has carried this experience over to the Arc. It\u2019s an ideal tablet if you\u2019re trying to get your kids to hit the books more often.<\/p>\n

Have you bought a tablet that you\u2019d recommend? Share it with us in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

School has changed a lot since we were kids: uniforms have got snazzier, teaching is more \u201d\u02dcinteractive\u2019 and school dinners actually look quite tasty. But one of the biggest changes is the introduction of tablets into classrooms. Yep, kids are now using iPads in their lessons. Even if your child\u2019s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3409,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions\/3409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}