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

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Tablet PCThe Ultimate Tool for Teaching,
Learningand Communicating Mathematics

• Fred Feldon, Coastline CC
• November 12, 2009 S 36

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• Hello, and Welcome !
• Coastline is one of 3 colleges in the District
• We focus on nontraditional students and
  alternative methods of instruction
• 84 of the math department is enrolled online

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Coastline Must be Doing Something Right...
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Adapting to Technology
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Adapting to Technology
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Adapting to Technology
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• Demos Videos
• Inking Your Lectures
• Using the Handwriting Tool
• Tablet-Specific Programs
• Annotating Files
• Setting up in the Classroom
• Online Resources

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• Microsoft Video
• Specifically targeted for college
  students
• Education Pack - Ink Flash Cards -
  Equation Writer - Send to OneNote - GoBinder
  Lite, Hexic Deluxe

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2-Minute Sample Video
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Decisions, Decisions

• Low-CostInput Device

vs
True Computer
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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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Inking Your Lectures
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Inking Your Lectures
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Inking Your Lectures
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Inking Your Lectures
Coming Soon Streaming Tablet PC Desktop into
Second Life!
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Preview of Coming Attractions

• HP TouchBook

• Orkin Design RollTop Tablet PC

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Preview of Coming Attractions

• MacTablet
• Coming in 2010. Maybe.
• Crunch Pad
• A 300 Slate? In Your Dreams
• Microsoft Courier
• Tablet PC/UMPC Device (not announced yet)

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Preview of Coming Attractions

• Archos 9 Internet Tablet
• 29 ounces, 549, available now
• NEC Tablet PC
• 7-8 inch LCD Display
• MTube Android
• OLED Touchscreen

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Preview of Coming Attractions

• The eviGroup Pad Windows 7-Based Tablet PC
• 10-inch 3 GB with artificial intelligence
  software

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Windows 7 Multitouch Devices

• Windows 7 Multitouch Tablet PCs and Monitors
• Dell Latitude XT2
• Fujitsu Lifebook T4310, T4410 and 5010
• Fujitsu MT E50 Series
• HP TouchSmart TX2
• Lenovo ThinkPad X200
• HP Compaq L2105tm 21.5 monitor priced at
  299
• Motion Computing J3400, F5, LE1700

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Show Methe Power!
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Online Tutorials

• Jim Vanides, HP Worldwide Higher Ed
• http//www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highere
  d/archive/tags/TabletPC/default.aspx
• 11 Reasons Why a Tablet PC is Better
• Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based
  Technology on Education (WIPTE)
• Revolutionizing Instruction with Tablet PCs
• 5 Easy Tablet PC Tips
• Tip 1 - Annotating Files
• Tip 2 - Journal Better than PowerPoint
• Tip 3 - Digital Markups
• Tip 4 - OneNote Record Sound and Ink in Sync
• Tip 5 - Recording with Camtasia

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Online Tutorials (Cont)

• Starla, ICON Pareto
• http//www.iconpareto.com/pages.php?pageid16
• 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

• Tablet PC Education Blog http//www.roberthei
  ny.com
• http//tabletpcreview.com
• http//www.teachingcollegemath.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
• http//www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id1525
  sku29572

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Internet Resources (Cont)

• http//franksworld.com/blog/category/12.aspx (All
  Things Tablet PC)
• http//www.gottabemobile.com
• http//www.tabletpc2.com
• http//mobilepcwiki.com
• http//www.tabletkiosk.com

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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
ffeldon_at_coastline.edu
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