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Monthly Archives: July 2006
Virtual Mathematics for Mobile PCs
The National Library of Virtual Mathematics, Utah State University, offers a cache of Pre-K through 12th grade virtual manipulatives. Learning and understanding mathematics, at every level, requires student engagement. Mathematics is not, as has been said, a spectator sport. … … Continue reading
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WIPTE 2007 Call for Papers
The Purdue University Workshop on Pen-based Technology on Education 2007 announced its call for papers. Workshop dates: June 11-12, 2007. Deadline: December 15, 2006, Submission accepted. Deadline for submissions and works in progress: February 1, 2007. I know many teachers … Continue reading
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Tablet PC as e-Chalkboard in an Extended Classroom
Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia offers a full pdf paper titled Tablet PC as e-Chalkboard within an Extended Classroom Environment. Thai presented this paper at the 2006 Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education. The instructor used … Continue reading
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Another Physician Says, "Wow!" to a Tablet PC
I kept writing with my Tablet PC while waiting for my doctor to freeze a couple of unwanted skin spots this morning. First, her nurse said, “What are you doing?” “Writing,” I replied “On a Tablet PC.” “Oh, I haven’t … Continue reading
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Vision of Education: No More Bankrupt Learning Systems
Roger C. Schank’s 2000 feature titled FUTUREPERSPECTIVE – A Vision of Education for the 21st Century still rings possible. Shank has held numerous senior positions in AI and university programs. In a related piece, he argues for learning by doing. … Continue reading
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Request for Grant Proposals, including for Tablet PCs
Here are a couple of requests for proposals from schools. Best Buy te@ch schools. Each year Best Buy will present up to 1,200 schools with $2,500 te@ch awards*. They sell Tablet PCs. At Best Buy we believe technology can excite … Continue reading
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Tablet PC School – Project CHaOS!
Brooklyn School (Years 1-8) in Wellington is implementing Project CHaOS (Children Have Ownership of Schooling). (This)is a six-pronged strategy aimed at empowering students to take ownership of the schooling process. Among other strategies, students will use Tablet PCs! Kudos, Brooklyn … Continue reading
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TabletFlipper Arrives!
Loren turned his doodles into TabletFlipper. He posted a demo today. Remember when you used to doodle on the corners of a book, then flip the pages to see the character you drew move? TabletFlipper provides the same function as … Continue reading
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Northeast University Campus Tours
Neek Talk visited several university campuses on the East Coast recently. They brought along a Samsung UMPC. Imagine campuses full of only the top performers in your middle and high schools who then survived successfully competing for admission with the … Continue reading
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Trading Customized for Shrinkwrapped Software?
Ed Brill offers comments about large organizations considering shrinkwrapped over custom software information management products. In specific, he addresses the recent move by PDK Australia from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange. I can’t cite facts, but I wonder whether schools … Continue reading
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