Galaxy Tab S9 Series: Taking Education to the Next Level

The fleeting attention span of kids today is making it challenging for educators to keep them engaged in and outside the classroom. With so many distractions, such as video games and online videos from YouTube and TikTok, kids need something more than the traditional whiteboard lessons to get them interested in learning again.

This is when it becomes imperative for educators to start leveraging technology to not only boost classroom engagement, but to also improve overall classroom management. As one of the world’s leading tech companies, Samsung developed the Galaxy Tab S9 series—comprising Tab S9, Tab S9+, Tab S9 Ultra, and Tab S9 FE—to facilitate interactive learning that leverages digital solutions.

Having a tablet in the classroom can be beneficial to both students and teachers. Let’s explore how exactly this tablet will change the way educators approach teaching and classroom management, and how students will be more engaged in lessons: 

The Galaxy Tab S9 series lets you explore lessons beyond the classroom, transporting students to a world of knowledge. To keep students engaged in lessons, educators can leverage tablets—with the help of augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR)—to transform traditional, one-dimensional learning into a dynamic and interactive experience. This makes “having class outside” more accessible and engaging, without the added expenses of constant field trips. For instance, AR/VR technology can give both teachers and students a microscopic view of flora and fauna, helping teachers to illustrate lessons better while enhancing students’ comprehension.

Creating lesson plans on tablets also gives educators the opportunity to utilise external apps and websites to create an immersive learning experience for students in and out of the classroom. Teachers and lecturers can record lessons, giving students the flexibility to learn and absorb knowledge at their own pace. For example, if it’s a geography lesson for kids in primary and secondary school, educators can leverage Google Earth to give students a clearer picture of what they’re learning about. Whereas lecturers in universities can create assignments that require students to explore Google Earth to answer questions.

So whether you're delving into interactive educational apps, exploring the seven wonders of the world in class, or hosting in-class quizzes via the tablet, the Galaxy Tab S9 series is built to give you picture-perfect quality with vivid colours and smooth scrolling of up to 120Hz refresh rate—ensuring that both you and your students enjoy uninterrupted lessons. 

As an educator, most of the work comes from paperwork and reporting a student’s progress. This often means that educators spend a lot of time performing administrative tasks, rather than focusing their efforts on lesson planning or assignment marking. Since most of this is still paper-based, educators not only have to find places to store these documents, but also ways to bring it with them wherever they go.

With the Galaxy Tab S9 series, educators no longer need to carry around these documents, such as a physical attendance list or a mountain of assignments to grade. Instead, educators now have the option of uploading all these documents onto their tablets or the cloud and filling them out with the S Pen. The S Pen brings the precision of pen on paper to a digital classroom, enabling educators to clearly and accurately annotate on PDFs, mark assignments, and run smoother presentations of learning materials.  

Tablets are also the ideal tool for classroom management. With apps like Google Docs, Folia, and Wrike, educators have task management in their pockets. These apps have been optimised to support the larger screens of the Galaxy Tab S9 series, giving educators a comprehensive view of all tasks currently on hand.

Taking it one step further, these apps allow teachers to collaborate with each other, providing real-time access to task updates, documents, and lesson plans. Coupled with 128GB of internal storage that can be upgraded to 512GB, educators can enjoy flexibility in grading papers, assignments, and quizzes, collaborate with peers, and store as many documents as they need without worrying about running out of space.

Apart from improving overall classroom management, the Galaxy Tab S9 series facilitates seamless and effective communication with parents outside of the classroom. With a wide range of apps for video conferencing and notetaking, such as Webex, Zoom and Google Meet, teachers and parents can engage in virtual meetings to discuss their child’s progress, shortcomings, and other school-related matters.

For those in universities, lecturers and students can leverage the Galaxy Tab S9 series to have virtual classes as opposed to physical classes. Apps like Webex have been optimised to facilitate this by allowing a grid view of more people and simultaneous note taking. 

The Galaxy Tab S9 series also provides enhanced security measures via Samsung Knox. Knox for School gives both educators and parents peace of mind when it comes to enrolling students in a digital classroom for online activities and homework.

With Knox for School, educators, students, and parents will have both software and hardware protection. Samsung offers extended warranty of up to three years and device replacement in the event of accidental damage or theft. To further encourage the adoption of digital devices for learning, Knox for School transforms tablets into e-learning tools that can be remotely deployed out-of-the-box, giving device admins remote access to troubleshoot issues or enable/disable certain features and policies during specific time periods.

Other innovative solutions to safeguard the wellbeing of students include eye comfort shields, study mode, and Google Family Link. With the eye comfort shield setting, students can protect their eyes from too much exposure to blue light. Additionally, enabling the study mode feature on the Galaxy Tab S9 series will silence all notifications and block access to certain apps. This way, students can focus on their lessons without interruptions. For enhanced safety, especially for students below age 12, parents have the option of enabling parental supervision on the tablet. This will limit a student’s access to apps, helping parents monitor their child’s online learning activity and location via the Google Family Link app. 

The educational landscape is constantly changing, making it imperative for educators, especially those in universities, to keep up with the latest developments of the world. With the Galaxy Tab S9 series, educators can download the Bloomberg app to access Bloomberg’s market data, analytics, news, and communication tools from wherever they are at any point in time. This helps educators showcase real-life examples in their lessons, giving students an insight into how they can directly apply the knowledge shared by educators.

By doing so, they can keep up with news right from their fingertips and incorporate real-world examples and discussions into their lessons, making learning more relevant and engaging for students.

However, trying to decipher and interpret data can be difficult on a tab as the font size is often quite small. But with Samsung DeX, educators can convert their tablets into a PC with just a HDMI cable and a computer or TV screen. This gives students a clearer view of the news and data they’re reading. Samsung DeX does more than just mirror your tablet’s screen. Instead, it gives students and educators a PC-like interface, including a taskbar and the ability to minimise apps—supporting interactive learning in all digital formats. 

Tablets are no longer just gadgets for entertainment. They have become essential tools for modern educators and students alike. The Galaxy Tab S9 series is versatile and portable, offering a wide range of digital solutions that make classroom management easier for educators and students—it’s THE go-to tablet of choice for educators across the globe.

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