Transcript Slide 1

The Tablet PC and
Other Technologies for
Teaching and Learning
The Tablet PC
• Has made steady inroads into the
notebook computer market
• Industries such as health care and
insurance have embraced Tablet PC’s,
which can speed the process of records
and forms
• Area that shows the most promising
uses for the Tablet PC is in the
classroom
• Surprising—people in education still
purchase traditional notebook
computers
– Price overriding functionality*
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Key Educational Features
• Inking capability
• Built-in wireless technology
• Handwriting and speech
recognition
• Note taking and research
• Specialized software*
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Inking Capability
• Primary “killer app”
• Extremely valuable for grading
and presentation purposes
– Allows an instructor to electronically
grade digital versions of
assignments
– Grade in a paperless environment
– Employ all of the best features of the
traditional “red pen” grading process
– Files can be saved and returned to
students via the dropbox*
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Inking Capability
• Works in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Non-Office files can be “printed” to
Windows Journal
– An image of the file is “printed” to Windows
Journal by selecting Journal Note Writer as
the printer option
– Marked up files can be exported as
• Web archive files—MHTML
– Viewed by students with Internet Explorer
– Retains color
• Tagged image files—tif
– Viewed using Microsoft Office Document Imaging
program
– Image only in black and white*
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Inking Capability
• Markup Options
– Pen size
• Ballpoint
• Felt tip
• Highlighter
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Pen color
Eraser
Line color (works only with felt tip)
Line style (works only with felt tip)
• Markups can only be viewed in Print View
option
– Students do not need a Tablet PC to view markups
– Will need related Office product
• Grading example*
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Classroom Presentations
• Incorporation of a Tablet PC with a
classroom projector provides an
instructor with the following features
– notebook computer
– electronic whiteboard
– much lower price
• Wireless technology built into the
Tablet PC gives the instructor
– added flexibility within the classroom
environment
– enhanced lectures and discussions using
the inking features*
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Windows Journal
• Electronic overhead projector
– Templates
– Handwritten notes can be converted
to text*
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Classroom Presenter
• Free presentation system for the
Tablet PC
– Whiteboard environment is much like a
SmartBoard system
– http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/dl/
presenter/
• Convert PowerPoint presentation to the
.csd file (option in PowerPoint)
• Open .csd file in Classroom Presenter
– Annotate on slides or in the white space
surrounding the slide
– Example*
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Classroom Presenter
• Present using the blank slide deck
• Able to export marked up slides or
whiteboard images as .gif files
• Post .gif files to course
management system
• Example*
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Unique Features
• Built-in handwriting and speech
recognition
• Convert handwritten notes to text
– Not possible to train handwriting capability
– Languages recognized:
• UK English, U.S. English, French, German,
Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese
• Input commands and notes via speech
– Need to train system to recognize your
speech pattern
– Languages recognized:
• English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese*
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Unique Features
• Example—Theatre direction notes
– Input notes via speech into Word
– Convert to text
– Provide up-to-the-minute notes to
actors*
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Beyond the Killer App
• Countless other features of the
Tablet PC that can greatly add to
the instructional atmosphere of the
classroom
– Microsoft OneNote,
• Complex, user-friendly software
• Contains an array of electronic file
cabinets and folders available at the
touch of the digital pen
• Built-in voice and handwriting
recognition features can be valuable for
both note taking and for research*
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OneNote
• Improved note taking
• Software provides one location to
store notes
• Digital organization tool for
research,
projects and
meetings*
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OneNote
• Capture information in multiple
ways
– Typed or handwritten notes
– Audio notes recordings
– Video recordings
– Drawn diagrams
– Information inserted directly from the
Web
• Source URL automatically included*
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OneNote
• Organize information
– Create notebooks and folders by
customized topics
– Search notes quickly
– Create and search for Note Flags
which highlight important
information
– Rearrange notes using drag-anddrop operation*
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Dealing with Plagiarism
• A paper or project development
process should be followed
– Paper or Project Prospectus
• A brief, structured first-draft plan for a
term paper or term project
– Submission of rough drafts
• Communicate with students to
learn their writing style*
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Dealing with Plagiarism
• Utilize online resources such as
Turnitin.com
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Encourages Proper Citation
Over 12 Billion Web Pages Crawled
Over 40 Million Student Papers
Over 10,000 Major Newspapers, Magazines
& Scholarly Journals
– Thousands of Books Including Literary
Classics
– Printable Reports
– Side-By-Side Comparison
• Reinforce proper research and citation
methods and deter plagiarism*
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Dealing with Plagiarism
• Three Turnitin report options
– Immediate—first report final
• Reports will be generated immediately for all submissions
and students cannot resubmit their papers (default)
– Immediate—can overwrite reports until due date
• Reports for a student's initial submission will be generated
immediately. Students can choose to resubmit their papers
and receive Originality Reports as many times as they would
like up until the assignment's due date. Please note that
reports are generated immediately only for a student's first
submission; reports for subsequent submissions are delayed
24 hours
– On due date
• Originality Reports will not be generated for submissions
until the assignment's due date. Students can submit their
papers as many times as they would like up until the
assignment's due date
• Second report options emphasizes using
Turnitin as a teaching tool*
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Dealing with Plagiarism
• Student copyright issue
– Allow other papers to be checked
against submissions?
– Choose yes if you would like papers
submitted to this assignment
indexed in our database.
– If you do not would like papers
submitted to this assignment stored
in our database and used for future
plagiarism searches, select no*
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OneNote
• May be used as a centralized collection
system for an organized research
process
– Type/write original information
– “Print” any printable files to OneNote
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PDF
Word
Excel
JPG
– Copy web content to OneNote with
reference
– Record audio and video content with
synchronized notes*
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OneNote
• Search features
– Flagged content by category search
– Keyword search
• The OneNote file can be submitted
by the student to the instructor
with the research paper
– Means to verify referenced content*
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OneNote
• Reuse and share notes
– Easily move notes from notebook to
notebook
– Use notes in other programs
– E-mail notes or publish them to a
Web site
• OneNote Video Demo
• OneNote File Demo*
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Collaboration
• Shared note taking sessions using
OneNote
– With connection to the Internet or
network
– View and work on notes
collaboratively with team members*
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Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Collaborative learning spaces
provide motivation for
– Construction of knowledge through
groups rather than passively
absorbing information as an
individual
– Synchronous or asynchronous
methods for student engagement and
interaction*
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Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Interactions can occur through use
of computer-supported
collaborative learning tools and
techniques
• Technology provides the
opportunity for such collaboration
• Promote collaboration using
desktop video conferencing
– Elluminate*
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Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Cost
Academic Office
Monthly
Annual
5 seats
$180.00
$1,800.00
10 seats
$330.00
$3,300.00
• Setup
– Stand alone system
– Integrated into course management
system*
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Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Training
– Need for faculty technology an
pedagogical training to use the
various features
• Pedagogical
– Goal is to get students engaged in
the content by working with others
• Management
– Controlling student access to the
technology
– Setting up student work groups*
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Other Tablet PC Features
• Capable of using inking feature with Outlook
e-mail messages
– Handwritten notes appear as images to e-mail
recipient
• Sticky notes
– Electronic version of Post-it Notes
– Accepts handwritten and voice recorded notes
• eBooks
– Capable of reading eBooks on screen
– www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
– Search for “free eBooks”
• Snipping Tool for Tablet PC
– Allows you to easily “cut out” anything on screen
and share it with others*
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Microsoft Downloads and
PowerToys
• Additional programs that can
add fun and functionality to the
Tablet PC experience
– www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/dow
nloads/ powertoys/tabletpc.mspx
– www.tabletpcpost.com
• Variety of education-related
software available
– Calculator for Tablet PC,
FractionPractice, MathPractice,
Art Tool for Tablet PC*
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Microsoft Downloads and
PowerToys
• Additional examples:
– Physics Illustrator
– Tablet PC Music Composition Tool
– Word Search Game
– Writing Practice Tool for Tablet PC
– Equation Writer*
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Tablet PC Tips
• Two types of Tablet PCs
– Convertible
• Bulkier and larger screen
• Keyboard and other peripherals included
– Slate
• Less weight, smaller
• Need for external peripherals, such as
keyboard, CD-ROM drive
• Screen can be scratched but
doesn’t impact viewing*
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Tablet PC vs. Notebook Pricing
Gateway® C-140X
Convertible
Gateway® NX860S
Notebook
Gateway® NX860X
Notebook
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Processor T5250
(1.50GHz, 667MHz
FSB, 2MB L2
Cache), 14” screen
Intel® Pentium®
Dual-Core Mobile
Processor T2080
(1.73GHz, 533MHz
FSB, 1MB L2
Cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Processor T5300
(1.73GHz, 533MHz
FSB, 2MB L2
Cache), 17” screen
$949.99
$799.99
$1,149.99
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Dr. Roger Von Holzen
[email protected]
Ms. Darla Runyon
[email protected]
http://cite.nwmissouri.edu/presentations