Tablet PCs The Ultimate Tool for Teaching, Learning and Communicating Mathematics

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Tablet PCsThe Ultimate Tool for Teaching,
Learningand Communicating Mathematics

• Fred Feldon, Coastline CC
• Jodi Cotten, Westchester CC
• 34th Annual AMATYC, Washington DC 2008

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Decisions, Decisions

• Convertible vs Pure Slate?

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Decisions, Decisions

• Journal vs OneNote?

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Decisions, Decisions

• Wired vs Wireless VGA?

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Unleash the Power of your Tablet PC

• Inking Your Lectures
• Click and Drag TI Screen Shots
• Print to Acrobat PDF
• Using the Handwriting Tool
• Type, Character-Write, Free-Flow Write
• Tablet-Specific Programs
• Journal, OneNote, Sticky Note
• Annotating Files
• Word, PowerPoint, Print Screen, SnagIt
• In the Classroom
• AC Power, Internet, VGA connection
• Plan Ahead !

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Inking Your Lectures
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Inking Your Lectures
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Online Tutorials

• Jim Vanides, HP Worldwide Higher Ed
• http//h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/highered
• Also on YouTube
• Tip 1 Annotating PowerPoint
• Tip 2 MS Journal--Better Than PowerPoint?
• Tip 3 Ink Markups in Microsoft Word
• Tip 4 Record Sound and Ink in Synch with
  Microsoft OneNote
• Tip 5 Record with Camtasia

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Online Tutorials (Cont)

• Starla, ICON Pareto
• http//www.iconpareto.com
• Also on YouTube
• Tablet PC Introduction Convertible vs. Slate
• Tablet PC Tutorial Part 1 Handwriting Tool
• Tablet PC Tutorial Part 2 Ink Annotation
• Tablet PC Tutorial Part 3 Tablet-Specifc
  Programs
• Tablet PC Tutorial Part 4 Microsoft Snipping Tool

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Internet Resources

• http//tabletpceducation.blogspot.com
• http//tabletpcreview.com
• http//www.tcmtechnologyblog.blogspot.com
• http//education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/
  productDetail/us_smartview.html
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/
  evaluation/tours/educationpack/pop_01.html
• http//www.drrobertknight.com/63/11.01/11.01.html
  
• http//www.smallscalechemistry.colostate.edu

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Internet Resources (Cont)

• http//www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/
  10.1111/j.1540-4609.2007.00134.x?cookieSet1
• http//www.teachingcollegemath.com/files/Tablet_
  Presentation.pdf
• Tablets Dispensed http//www.techlearning.com/
  showArticle.php?articleID196604735
• Eight Reasons for Using Technology in
  Education http//techlearning.com/story/show
  Article.php?articleID196604659

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Internet Resources (Cont)

• http//www.motioncomputing.com
• IOGear wireless USB to VGA http//www.iogear.com/p
  roduct/GUW2015VKIT/
• Komatsu TriLink AirProjector wireless VGA
  http//www.touchboards.com/plus/Airprojector.asp
• Internetvue 2100 wireless VGA and DVI output
  http//www.internetvue.com/iv2100.htm

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Research Findings

• _at_ONE Scholars Program
• California Community College faculty conduct
  research on the impact of instructional
  technology on student learning in their own
  classrooms
• http//www.cccone.org/scholars/05-06/
  KelvinLeedsMonograph.pdf
• Students benefited by having lecture notes from a
  Tablet PC and 89 thought using a Tablet PC
  helped them do homework and successfully complete
  group projects
• http//www.cccone.org/scholars/06-07/
  Amelito20Enriquez20monograph.pdf
• Tablet PC significantly increased student
  participation, confidence and success in
  Chemistry, Engineering, Physics and Computer
  Science classes
• http//fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2006/papers/1683.pdf
  
• Responses from students at Penn State on
  questions regarding effectiveness of using
  pen-based computers ranged from 72 to 99
  positive

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Thank You
Questions or comments? ffeldon_at_coastline.edu jodi
.cotten_at_sunywcc.edu