13-06-2012, 01:50 PM
The Benefits of Tablet PC’s for Educators
Tablet PC’s for Educators.ppt (Size: 1.65 MB / Downloads: 63)
Overview
Describe what a Tablet PC is, current technology
Tablet PC features in Office
How Tablet PC’s are being used in education
Lecturing
Collaboration
Discipline-specific applications
Other academic and general-purpose uses
Note-taking
Grading and reading documents
Creating figures and diagrams
Brainstorming
What is a Tablet PC?
Notebook running Windows XP Tablet Edition
Revival of pen-based computing idea; finally got it right?
Built-in support for Ink
Draw with stylus, active digitizer
Handwriting recognition
Also support for speech recognition
Unlike a PDA, the Tablet PC runs everything on a normal Windows XP machine
Form Factors
Slate
Convertible
Currently entering second generation of devices
All with built-in wireless capabilities
Lonestar in Q2 of 2004
Educational Use?
How are instructors using Tablet PC’s today?
Many are using tablets with a projector & Journal or OneNote to replace the traditional whiteboard/blackboard
Benefits
Supports real-time writing; everything does not need to be done in advance, as in PowerPoint
Some material difficult to do in PowerPoint (e.g. equations, Chinese)
Material can still be prepared in advance
Can archive lecture content, don’t need tablet PC to view
Face toward class instead of toward the board
No messy chalk, markers, or erasers needed
Can return to material that would be erased on a board
But do need a projector