Tweet this! I recently had the privilege of introducing 50 middle school teachers to their new tablet pcs. It was great fun, and everyone left with something simple they could try the first time they fired up their tablet in class. If you've just acquired a tablet pc to enhance your teaching, or...
The tablet pc project at Clemson University continues to grow. With grants provided from the HP Technology for Teaching initiative, teaching and learning is taking on new forms - with measurable improvements in student success. Marilyn Reba, Lisa Benton, and Barbara Weaver (all from Clemson) took the...
Registration is still open for the upcoming "Workshop on the Impact of Pen Technology on Education" (WIPTE) conference. The acronym may be mysterious, but the event is excellent.... Hosted at Purdue University, the WIPTE conference is a very interesting convergence of K12 and HiEd educators...
As more faculty explore the benefits of Tablet PCs, I am hearing about more “Tablet PC Tips” being made available to help accelerate their effective use. I thought you might be interested in seeing what Virginia Western Community College and the University of Dayton have created – and I suspect there...
Looking for some IT talent to drive innovations in teaching with technology? At the Colorado School of Mines, students stepped up to the challenge… Students are amazing, and Frank Kowalski tapped into their talent and drive to create a Technology in the Classroom Committee comprised entirely of students...
Check out the new book from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), entitled Tablet PCs in K–12 Education . Sure, it says “K-12”, but even higher education faculty will find it to be useful… From the ISTE catalog: http://www.iste.org/source/Orders/ISTE_current_catalog.pdf Edited...
Microsoft One Note uses an “electronic binder” metaphor to organize your life. Students use it for replacing a shelf full of 3-ring binders and lab books. Some faculty are using it for presentations in the classroom. But have you tried recording audio while you write?... MS OneNote has some of the same...
I’ve received several emails from faculty who are using their tablets to markup homework. You’ll find this particularly helpful if your students are already creating and submitting digital projects in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Adobe PDF formats… For PowerPoint projects, use the same “ink your slides” instructions...
My short “Tablet PC Tips” videos have generated some wonderful email! I found this note from Ryan Allen, E-Learning Specialist at the University of Dayton , to be a great example of how to train students who have just received their Tablet PCs … Ryan writes, We've found short camtasia videos (5 minutes...