Archive for 'Teachers and Tablets' Category

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.  

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."

Tablet PC Education Blog…Finally!

25 February 2005 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: News, Teachers and Tablets, Websites

Robert Heiny (Loren Heiny’s dad, for fans of Incremental Blogger, another great tablet blog) has started a blog on the tablet PC in education, and considering in his profile it writes, "Specialty in organizational development to increase personal benefits for students through education," as a personal description, I’d have to say it looks pretty promising. There’s already a lot posted (lol, way more than we’ve pulled off lately, dang mid-terms…), and hopefully will really help cover both sides of the story that we as students just can’t cover. There’s a lot of teachers out there who are probably very happy to see a site dedicated to them finally (I know at least we’ve had many requests)!

Beth Simon on Educational Technology

17 December 2004 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Teachers and Tablets, Websites

Yes, finally *some* teachers are getting the message that lectures can be really boring even if they do use PowerPoint. I personally can’t wait until my professors get a hold of tablets for this reason.

"Beth Simon is an assistant professor in computer science at the University of San Diego. Her principal area of research involves the use of technology in education."

Here’s an article from SignOnSanDiego.com interviewing her on student-teacher interaction and how internet, mobil technology, and tablets effect the learning process. For more about Beth Simon’s tablet-in-the-classroom ideas, check out her site at The University of San Diego (see edit below).