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The Tablet PCIts Not Your Big Chief Tablet
Anymore!

• Dr. Nancy Zeliff
• Associate Professor
• Northwest Missouri State University
• nzeliff_at_mail.nwmissouri.edu

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Tablet PC

• Used in DigiTools class Modules
• MS Word Document Formatting
• Speech Recognition
• Tablet PC
• OneNote
• Wacom Handwriting Pad
• Handheld PCs (Zire71 and Tungsten3)
• 10-Key
• Scanning
• Forms
• OCR
• Photos

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Tablet Features

• OneNote
• Windows Journal
• Inking in MS Office applications
• Input Panel
• Handwriting to Text
• Handwriting to Handwriting
• Full use as a notebook pc
• Its my only pc for work!

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Student Applications

• Tablet PC
• Digital Signature (not their legal one)
• Take notes in another class on tablet pc and
  reflect on process and peers observations
• Use ink in Word
• Use Journal to import Word document and mark up
• Handwrite to Text a document
• OneNote

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OneNote

• Note-taking program
• Entering, saving, searching, and using notes
• Create pages and sections as you do in a regular
  notebook
• Can key on regular computer or use on a tablet
  with handwriting

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OneNote

• Took OneNote notes in class on two lectures on
  the fly
• Exhibited organization skills of organizing
  OneNote folders, sections, and pages
• Took notes from another class and organized them
  in OneNote

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Student Applications

• Wacom Handwriting Pad
• Nifty Fifty Capsules
• Handwrite to Text a document
• Ink a paragraph with info
• Digital signature (not legal one) and compare it
  to that made with Tablet PC

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Evaluation of Student Projects

• Use of signature in portfolio
• Hard and electronic copies submitted
• Checklist of items from Tablet PC and Wacom
  modules
• Blog evaluated by rubric
• A web journal or log
• Good feedback to teacher about course
• Students reflect on what was learned
• Students share experiences with peers

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Classroom Management

• Rotation of modules
• Tablet PC has 2-4 days maximum use per student
• Had only one Tablet for student use
• Wacom Handwriting Pad one week per student
• Had three for student use
• Check Out Procedure and Form

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Tablet PC vs Wacom Pad

• Cost
• Ease of Use
• Quality Handwriting to Text
• Portability
• Tablet has multiple applications
• Student perspectives

Tablet wins in all categories but price!
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