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Tablet PC Users

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Welcome to the Tablet Computing group. Please join in the discussions below, start a new topic, or post a video that relates to tablets.

Members: 62
Created By: Demetri Orlando
Latest Activity: May 1

Tablet PC Group Info

Please feel free to Start a New Discussion here.

The Tablet Computers Wiki Page has a list of resources and identifies advantages of tablets over laptops. Please feel free to add to that page, and check out the slide-show of tablet examples. I'd love it if you would send me additional examples!

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Discussion Forum

Planning, Implementing, Evaluating, & Refining a 1:1 Tablet Initiative

Elizabeth Helfant has a great blog post that outlines her planning for a 1:1 tablet program. I'm particularly impressed by her description of the departmental planning that has gone into this, and ... Continue

Started by Demetri Orlando Apr 27

Laptop Loaner policy
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We are in the midst of preparing for One to One deployment in August here in Taipei, TW. Would like to find examples of laptop loaner policies and guidelines that schools are willing to share.

Started by David Sinclair. Last reply by Tami Brass Apr 23.

User management

As we enter the 8th year of our laptop program, we're trying to decide whether or not to "lock down" student laptops. Currently, our 8th graders purchase laptops for use in upper school. Our 7th gr... Continue

Started by Tami Brass Apr 23

New Tablets for 08-09
11 Replies

Have you started pricing and reviewing tablets for 08-09? What are you looking at? What do you think?

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Shabbi Luthra Apr 13.

Tablet Handbooks & Files for Parents, Students, Faculty
3 Replies

Do you provide guides, manuals, handbooks or other useful files to your users? Please post them here as a collaborative effort to work against wheel reinvention syndrome! ;-) Please note, that as ... Continue

Tagged: handbook, guide, tablet

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Sam Morris Apr 10.

Repair rate on Tablets vs Traditional laptops
4 Replies

I see many benefits of providing children with tablets rather than traditional laptops. One concern looming as we ponder whether or not to switch students to tablets (faculty already have them) is ... Continue

Started by Tami Brass. Last reply by Karen Douse Mar 27.

Technical Glitches and Fixes
1 Reply

Do you have a technical problem with tablets? Or a good fix to share? Please post it here!

Tagged: fixes

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Mar 26.

Tablets in Music/Orchestra?

I just set up a Toshiba M700 tablet for our orchestra director so she can use the Tablet PC Composition Tool. Does anyone have experience with this product in their schools? Students using it? Facu... Continue

Started by Tami Brass Mar 5

Tablet PC workshops
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Has anyone attended the Tablet PC Academy at Hunterdon Central in New Jersey? http://central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/TabletPCAc other recommendations? Continue

Tagged: tablet prof dev, tablet workshops

Started by Hiram Cuevas. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Mar 1.

Why We Like Tablets

Why do you like having a tablet? Can you add to this list created by Tracy at the Student Tablet PC website? Your notes are always with you You have a copy of your homework even after you turn it... Continue

Started by Demetri Orlando Feb 26

Tablet Videos
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Do you have links to tablet videos that show how to use tablets or show educational implications? Please post them here. (If it's a YouTube video, you can paste the "embed" code (if you have it) ri... Continue

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Cindy Marston Feb 26.

It's Ink-Seine!!!
1 Reply

(pronounced "ink-sane") This new app from the MS research labs had a public release on Feb. 15th, but it's not an official product. It has been described as "your tablet on steroids" and could be t... Continue

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Feb 24.

Tablet PC - Useful from a teacher's perspective?
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As an organizational freak and student-tablet PC user, I found my tablet great for in-class note taking and writing directly on electronic sheets. It's also great to have an electronic and paper ve... Continue

Tagged: smart board, tablet pc

Started by Kristi L.. Last reply by Tami Brass Feb 23.

Login models
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We are embarking on a one to one program in August 2008. I am interested what recommendations you have for AD vs local login (students connecting to network resources on demand). I have grappled wi... Continue

Tagged: laptops, network, login

Started by David Sinclair. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Dec. 26, 2007.

Schools with successful tablet program and enrollment
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One of our teachers told me that "the only schools with successful tablet programs" are not schools like ours. They are schools that always have full enrollment and waiting list for every grade. C... Continue

Started by Sister Elizabeth. Last reply by Sister Elizabeth Dec. 24, 2007.