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Re:John Resig joins the Khan Academy by rtaycher on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @02:28AM (#2512969)
"Tablets are a much more useable form factor in classrooms, etc."

why?

Re:John Resig joins the Khan Academy by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @03:32PM (#2514971)
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?