As announced by KPM, physical school sessions only open for students who sit for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) only. Meanwhile, all primary school students and secondary school students (Form 1 - 4) are instructed to follow the method of Teaching and Learning at Home or known as PdPR. This decision was made to curb the spread of Covid-19 in education sectors and protecting the safety of our children.
When PdPR is implemented in our education system, there are uprising requirements for gadgets and smart devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and computers. These requirements are vital in ensuring the students are able to perform all the tasks given by their teacher. Furthermore, internet accessibility is also important for students and teachers because PdPR widely depending on daily internet usage. With these new-age requirements, there are few issues that arise such as financial burdens to some families due to the high prices of gadgets and smartphones.
However, you have nothing to worry about. There are a lot of other choices for gadgets which comes in lower prices and good quality. These gadgets are also suitable for students usage during PdPR. In this article, we want to highlight some tablets models which are below RM1,000. This list can help parents or teachers out there to purchase these tablets at a lower price. Plus, it will help the students to access various online learning content comfortably. To make this list practical, we also list down the purchase links directly to each product.