Tablets Become More Common at Construction Sites (Idaho State Journal)

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Tablets in Construction

Boise State University professor Casey Cline isn't waiting any longer to make the students in his construction management class more technologically savvy and ready for the professional world.

Starting this fall, all freshman enrolled in his class will be required to use iPads. The devices are essential, he says, to the new way of managing projects on site without the traditional paper and pens, from uploading data reports and photos to accounting for changes in job specs and safety materials.

"We saw the wave coming and want our students to be prepared," Cline told The Idaho Business Review (http://bit.ly/WuZ0B8).

Professionals in the construction field have been relatively slow to adopt new communications technology such as iPads and other tablet-style computers. But many and the industry in Idaho have realized recently that using tablets at job sites saves money and time.

Provided by: Idaho State Journal