Why your laptop needs a pen

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Why your laptop needs a pen

• Steven C. Myers, Tablet PC Evangelist
• myers_at_uakron.edu
• An ITL Interactive Workshop,
• The University of Akron, September 14 17, 2007

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Laptop Tablet PC - Pen Tablet PC Laptop Pen

• Everything that runs on a laptop, runs on a
  Tablet PC.
• Add a pen to your laptop and watch your
  productivity soar.

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Objectives of this Workshop

• Help you understand the power of a Tablet PC for
  your productivity student learning.
• Let you experience the Tablet PC in a stand alone
  environment, and
• In a 11 collaborative environment.
• Engage you for further study.

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Three Key Components of a Mobile Learning
Technology Environment

• Claim Mobile learning technology use will
• Yield improvements in student learning and
  engagement
• Increase the Efficiency of Instructor Time Spent
  on Instruction
• Myers and Talley (2007) .

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UA test of concept.

• Thanks to Herb Matheny, Holly Mothes, and the CAS
  
• Phase 1 instructor has Tablet PC (completed
  Fall 2006)
• Phase 2 11 Collaborative computing (Spring
  2007).
• http//learnecon.blogspot.com

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Tablet PCs Tested

• Gateway M285
• Core 2 CPU 2GHz
• 2 GB RAM (_at_1GHz)
• XP Windows Tablet PC edition 2005
• 80 GB HD
• DVD writer
• University installed software
• 8 lbs

Other great Tablets by HP, Lenova, Toshiba, etc.
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Three Level AssessmentThe Tablet PC is valuable
if it

• Supports greater efficiency, but does not change
  the curriculum.
• Changes the curriculum and invigorate teaching
  and learning, but this could have happened
  without the Tablet PC.
• Change the curriculum with an impact that can
  only be achieved with Tablet PCs. (highest value)

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The Tablet PC can be used like a regular laptop,
in slate mode with screen folded down (for
mobility), and as another input device as shown
here.
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Write on monitors (from Wacom) can turn your
computer lab into a digital ink capable
lab. This alternative to students having Tablet
PCs will allow 11 computing In the classroom.
This is not a product recommendation its an
idea
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A USB pen tablet can also be added to existing
laptops and Desktops to give the student the
ability to use digital ink in their work. One
such Pen Tablet is Bamboo from Wacom for 69.
You cant see the image on the tablet, but it is
a 69 dollar solution.
http//www.wacom.com/bambootablet/bamboo.cfm This
is not a product recommendation its an idea
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Tablet PC Input Panel
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Tablet PC Input Panel
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Tablet PC Input Panel
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Tablet PC Input Panel
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Tablet PC Equation Writer
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Tablet PC Equation Writer
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Mobile Learning Presentations

• Mobile learning technologies enhance
  presentations by allowing presenter to annotate
  simply and easily.
• Three most common presentation tools
• Digital Ink in PowerPoint Presentation
• Digital Ink in Microsoft Office Suite (Word,
  Excel, Outlook)
• Microsoft Journal
• Less common
• Classroom Presenter
• Ubiquitous Presenter
• DyKnow Vision

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Demo of Journal
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Steps of Electronic Grading

• Student submits (hand written)
• Scanned
• Faxed (eFax.com)
• Digital server / copier
• Or from their Tablet PC
• Instructor receives
• Instructor marks up
• Instructor returns to student

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Steps of Electronic Grading

• Student submits
• Instructor receives
• Save in preferred marking format
• Using naming convention
• Instructor marks up
• Uses Journal or PDF Annotator or preferred pgm
• Saves to PDF and return
• Instructor returns to student

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Electronic Markup of a quiz
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Electronic Markupusing a rubric
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Responding to students FAQ creation
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Responding to students is much more natural

• Written on Tablet Using MS Journal
• Saved as Adobe Acrobat pdf file
• Posted or returned to students

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Responding to students snipping a question and
explaining the answers.
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Use Ink in Email (outlook)
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Responding to students
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Microsoft One Note
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Go Binder for Students
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Virtual Office Hours
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www,elluminate.com
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11 Computing in Graduate Econometrics
Gateway M285E -- Professor only Week 1 Week 9
-- Students from Week 9 to
Week 15
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Disclaimer n8. This and other findings herein
are meant to be suggestive and are neither
rigorous or robust.
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Disclaimer n8. This and other findings herein
are meant to be suggestive and are neither
rigorous or robust.
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Disclaimer n8. This and other findings herein
are meant to be suggestive and are neither
rigorous or robust.
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Disclaimer n8. This and other findings herein
are meant to be suggestive and are neither
rigorous or robust.
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In-class Polling Showing the Value of DyKnow
Vision polls and panel submissions.
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Are you interested in participating in an ongoing
electronic discussion group on Tablet PCs?
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Write on this slide How do you intend to use
the Tablet PC in your class ( sign your name)
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Would you like to be part of a research study in
the effectiveness of Tablet PCs?
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What next?

• UAdig The University of Akron Digital Ink
  Group
• Conversation
• Sharing
• Best Practices
• Research
• GoZips.UAkron.edu/myers/UAdig
• UAdig_at_lists.uakron.edu

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Why your laptop needs a pen.An ITL Workshop

• myers_at_uakron.edu
• http//learnecon.blogspot.com
• Thank you.