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2007 U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum

3 June 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Teachers and Tablets

I got an email from Zanoon Nissar publicizing a Microsoft event for educators that I thought I’d pass along since I know we have many that follow this blog.

I am a program manager from Microsoft who manages an event called the Innovative Teachers Forum.  It’s a great (and free) opportunity for teachers to apply for an expenses paid trip to Redmond, WA to network with other leading educators, and grow professionally through learning projects.  The forum takes place in late September, and our deadline is coming up – July 11th.  We seek to recognize and reward teachers who are focused on improving student outcomes through professional collaboration and 21st century skills.

Are Your Professors Tablet PC Users in the Classroom?

3 May 2007 Posted By: Frank
Posted in: Blog Related, Teachers and Tablets

So I was using my time wisely by watching funny videos on YouTube when I came across a tablet PC related video that led me to this post here.  It shows Kelly Carrier, an author for teachersusingtechnology, presenting his pitch on tablet PCs and related technology before the board.  I think it’s great to know that educators are keeping up with technology.  In this case, Kelly is breaking through and setting a new standard by using a tablet PC in the classroom and going to that extra length by making his classroom material ready for a media player—something I have to do for myself.  

Tablets in Israel: Do unsupported languages cause note-taking problems?

6 August 2006 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Tablets in Isreal

Article By Sharon Shaked

This article is directed mainly to those of us who live in countries that use languages that are not supported by the “ink to text conversion” process. It is a small comparison between the market’ leading note-taking applications: Agilix GoBinder 2006 (SP2) and Microsoft OneNote 2007 (BETA).

Please consider the BETA status of the Microsoft product tested! (ON 2007 BETA was tested as I believe it is wrong to compare OneNote 2003 to GoBinder 2006).

The root of the problem with unsupported languages lies in the fact that the process (same process as it is the responsibility of the OS to translate your ink) doesn’t understand the inker. I believe it is the cause for: (all compared to inking in English)

1. More CPU usage.
2. Result of 1: Tablet becomes hotter.
3. Result of 1: Battery lasts shorter.
4. Result of 1 & 2: Fan works harder, making more noise in class.

I tested by sitting in algebra lessons (remember? Matrix…?), writing 3 extra long pages. Just for general info, the test was made on:

• my LG-LT20 convertible tablet
• Processor: Intel 1.7 2MB cache
• RAM 333Mhz: 1 GB + 256 MB = 1280 MB.

Tablet PCs in Israel: An Open Letter to Microsoft

18 June 2006 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Tablets in Isreal

Author: Sharon Shaked

This time I have for you a little story. It involves my favorite company, and with no doubt my future place of employment (once I finish with my degree… if that ever happens). Which company is that you ask? Well, it’s Microsoft.

“Hey! We only know each other for a week and already you burden us with such subjects?” –Yes I know. First of all, I believe it’s for a good cause. Second, it will affect us all.

An Open Letter to Microsoft

Microsoft is an integral part of each and every person’s computer experience. You see, every “techi” and computer science student out there has without any doubt started his computer days on some version of an MS OS. It really just depends on how old you are – whether you played with DOS because it was the only thing available, or you just liked the command prompt better then Win98 GUI, we are all Microsoft kids. It’s like your first car- You never forget it.

But these days it seems it has become a fashion to hate Microsoft. And what’s even more annoying, is that people are doing it just because they think it’s cool. Just like a trend.

Tablet PCs in Israel: New Column with Guest Author Sharon Shaked

10 June 2006 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Tablets in Isreal

I am pleased to announce a new column on our site: Tablet PCs in Israel. With an international twist and a new voice on the scene, I think y’all will really enjoy it. That said, I’ll let our guest author take it from here!

Tablet PCs in Israel- A series of articles by a tired student, with way too much homework assignments, midterms and finals. (Just like you really).

Hi everyone! My name is Shaked. I am a first year student at the Technion (which is a university in Israel that teaches engineering) and I am a computer science major. I have a LG-LT20 tablet, had it since the first week of first semester. My goals are: 1. Promote the laptop market in Israel. 2. Raise and discuss student-related stuff that concerns you and me.

So, let’s get started then?

Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0

13 October 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Other, Software Info, Tablet PC University Series

In our forums, there’s been discussion about some people trying to find half-decent equation writers that do a little more than the, er, lacking Equation Writer Microsoft put out for free in their Education Pack.

Most of our solutions so far have cost upwards of $99, and I’m sure most of those programs have a good reason to be so pricey, but I just need to be able to put fancy equations in my physics lab write-ups.

TPCU: Mechatronics Engineering

31 July 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Tablet PC University Series

Man, I’m sorry guys. I’m JUST NOW getting around to posting these two and I’ve had them since mid-March! This is cool though because I had never heard of Mechatronics Engineering before the surveys, and both of the following are majoring in it.

Today we’re hearing (finally) from Chris Renton (of Australia) and Oliver Budack (of Germany), both engineering students who use their tablet in the classroom. Thanks, guys!

The Edu-Blogger: Another Nice Site

4 June 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Teachers and Tablets, Websites

"Rick West’s (BYU) thoughts about how people learn, and how we can help them learn more and learn better. Included are ideas about Instructional Technology, ISD, educational psychology, and the like."

Windojitsu: Physics Illustrator Hints

28 May 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Other, Software Info, Tablet PC University Series, Tips / Tricks

Windojitsu.com (a blog of one of the programmers) has some hints on the MS PowerToy Physics Illustrator, for all those who like to play with it for school or fun (or both ^_^).

"Some mates of mine asked me about about Physics Illustrator last night, and I googled it… whoa boy!  I’ve never seen such love and praise written about any piece of code I’ve touched.

"The outpouring of love and excitement over Physics Illustrator really surprises me.  It’s a fun and compelling demo app, no doubt.  But as an actual end-user app, it leaves much to be desired.  The UI is completely undiscoverable (hint #1: read the help file, seriously) and without an undo feature, it can be quite frustrating to use.

TPCU: Double Majoring in Computer Science and Tablets

11 April 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Tablet PC University Series

Our next topic for the TPCU series is one which will probably hit home for a lot of our readers (as this is a tech blog): Computer Science. How can a person who centers around a keyboard find a tablet in any way appealing? Easy. You can use a keyboard with a tablet and still enjoy all the great tablet features. We want to make your student programming experience as enjoyable as possible, and in our book, that means using a tablet ^_^.

Today helping us out will be Chris Webb, a CS honors student at the University of Portsmouth (U.K.). Once again, most of this post will be his comments from the questionnaire (which we’d still love to hear from anyone who wants to fill one out!), but I’ll still be adding in things here and there. In the spirit of the post, my comments will be in the format of /comments/ .

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