Tablet PC s in the. Ananda Gunawardena School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University

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1 Tablet PC s in the Classroom Ananda Gunawardena School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University TRETC November 2008

2 Outline Learn a bit about tablet PC s Vendors, cost Transition Devices Windows Vista with Wacom Tablets Hands on activities Tablet as a classroom presentation tool Journal, Classroom presenter Archiving the notes Tablet PC based Applications from CMU Flash Cards Lemon Sketch Tablet Math Whiz Reading Comprehension Adaptive Book Grants HP Technology for Teaching PA State Grants

3 Today s Market: New Slates Motion Computing Sahara i , 1.6GHz Centrino NEC VersaPro, 10.4, 1.1 GHz LE 1600 LS 800 Tatung TTAB 10.4, 1 GHz ULV Fujitsu /12.1, Indoor/Outdoor 1.1 GHz ULV Tatung B12D GHz Centrino

4 Today s Market: New Convertibles Acer C1xx C300 C250 Gateway M , DVD 1.8 GHz Pentium-M T4000 Toshiba M200, 12.1 SXGA+ 2 GHz Pentium-M Fujitsu Averatec C3500 AMD , DVD Electrovaya 1.4 GHz Centrino 12.1, Biometrics Scribbler SC-2200 ViewSonic SHARP Actius TN10W 12.1, 1.1 GHz IBM ThinkPad x41 HP tc , 1 GHz

5 Today s Market: New Hybrids & Ruggeds Hybrid Ruggedized HP Compaq TC1100ULV Celeron or Pentium 10.4, 1.1 GHz Itronix 8.4, 933 MHz ULV Walkabout Hammerhead 10.4, 4.5 lbs 933 MHz P-III M Xplore ix GHz ULV

6 A Concept Tablet for Kids Low power (7W) 8.4 display Tethered pen Rugged

7 Today s Market: Forecasts Mobile Market Projections (IDC) 2004 Market share 2006 Market share 2008 Market share Ultra-Mobile 0 to 1 spindle, 5-8 screen, < 2 lbs. Consumers, Mobile Professionals CY08 Market: 2.5M, CAGR (04-08): 40% 0% 1% 3% Ultra-Portable 1 or 2 spindle,10-12 screen, 2-4 lbs. Mobile Professionals, Information Workers CY08 Market: 28.4M, CAGR (04-08): 51.4%, 8% 17% 31% Thin & Light 2 spindle, screen, 4-7 lbs. Information Workers, Consumers CY08 Market: 51M, CAGR (04-08): 22% 63% 63% 56% Transportable 2 & 3 spindle, screen, 7-12 lbs. Information Workers, Consumers CY08 Market: 8.9M, CAGR (04-08): -11% 30% 19% 10%

8 Classroom of the Future

9 Why Tablet PCs are Cool!!! Writing is better than typing when explaining ideas. Tablets are like Smart Paper Sketch your idea. See it come to life Tablets allow us to save our handwritten work for future access for us for students

10 From Carnegie Mellon Sudoku Shortest path AVL Tree animation Mapper Infinite Canvas Movie Annotater Cursive Handwriting Trainer Applications Tablet Math Whiz with Gaming Physics Illustrator (MIT/Microsoft) Education pack and Experience pack from Microsoft

11 Tablet PC as a teaching tool Windows Journal Convert any document to a journal document Annotate lot better than powerpoint and smart board Save annotated notes as a pdf Download cutepdf (a free program) Replacement for smart boards

12 Tablet PC for Students Students love it Capturing handwriting is cool Teachers can remotely see how students solve problems Ideal for subjects that require sketching Art Mathematics Sciences

13 Applications

14 Tablet Flash Cards

15 Using Flash Cards How do we use it? Workshop Activity Create a deck with at least 10 cards

16 Schools using Flash Cards Ellis School Shady Side 10 Students in the Geometry class Teacher creates review decks Students create decks and share Dorseyville Middle School Tablet PC lab (grant from Discovery Education and CDW) Students create decks and deposit into repository

17 Flash cards Projects Improving the algorithm Sequential (pre-learning) Randomized (post-learning) Smart (cognitive psycology) Web based deployment Create decks with Tablet PC Deploy for anyone You can participate signup

18 Lemon Sketch

19 Using Lemon Sketch How do we use it? Workshop Activity Do a lesson using Lemon Sketch

20 Grants HP Technology for Teaching Grant Basic Grants Provide upto 5 Tablet PC s and other equipment Leadership Grants More equipment for students ms/tech_teaching/k12_main.html te/prizes.cfm?pgid=prizes

21 Other options Windows Vista +

22 Conclusion CMU is interested in doing pilot projects with School Districts After School Programs Cyber Schools Administrators/Teachers Goal is to reduce the workload for the teacher (grading etc) and increase the technology effectiveness Contact: (412)