Teaching device for teaching in an educational institution such as a primary school, a secondary school or a college, comprising: - a wireless communication terminal located in premises of the educational institution, in particular in a classroom thereof, and cooperating with a server that is specific to said educational institution and that ensures control of said communication terminal, and - a series of electronic communication tablets that are specific to a user located at the premises, in particular a pupil or a class teacher, which tablets are provided with a stylus and each comprise a wireless communication interface that allows low-power and short-range communication between the tablets and/or between a tablet and the communication terminal, characterised in that - the stylus comprises a ball bearing made of a hard material, - the communication tablets are self-contained and identical and each of said tablets comprises means for identifying the user and is made of two rigid isofunctional panels (1, 2) that are articulated about a hinge capable of ensuring 360° rotation and each comprise a shock-resistant outer face (17, 18) and an inner face (5, 6) provided with a touch screen for reading and writing manually using the stylus as well as, in the inner part of said panels, computing means for data processing and communication and/or data storage memories and/or batteries, and - each of the screens comprises at least three layers, namely a lower electronic ink display layer as well as a layer that forms a surface for writing using a stylus, and a layer that forms a rolling desk pad having a thickness that reproduces the feeling of the thickness of a plurality of sheets of paper and provides the same writing comfort as a traditional ballpoint pen when it is used on a note pad. - a wireless communication terminal located in premises of the educational institution, in particular in a classroom thereof, and cooperating with a server that is specific to said educational institution and that ensures control of said communication terminal, and - a series of electronic communication tablets that are specific to a user located at the premises, in particular a pupil or a class teacher, which tablets are provided with a stylus and each comprise a wireless communication interface that allows low-power and short-range communication between the tablets and/or between a tablet and the communication terminal, - the stylus comprises a ball bearing made of a hard material, - the communication tablets are self-contained and identical and each of said tablets comprises means for identifying the user and is made of two rigid isofunctional panels (1, 2) that are articulated about a hinge capable of ensuring 360° rotation and each comprise a shock-resistant outer face (17, 18) and an inner face (5, 6) provided with a touch screen for reading and writing manually using the stylus as well as, in the inner part of said panels, computing means for data processing and communication and/or data storage memories and/or batteries, and - each of the screens comprises at least three layers, namely a lower electronic ink display layer as well as a layer that forms a surface for writing using a stylus, and a layer that forms a rolling desk pad having a thickness that reproduces the feeling of the thickness of a plurality of sheets of paper and provides the same writing comfort as a traditional ballpoint pen when it is used on a note pad.