On Line Tutoring

This blog is dedicated to sharing information about Tablet PC's and education. Imagine having your own personal tutor attached to your PC. Even better, imagine that you have a whiteboard in your PC, and so does your tutor. Your tutor draws on his whiteboard and you can watch as he draws. Perhaps he shows you how to solve an algebra problem. Then he watches each step as you solve a different algebra problem on your whiteboard. You talk to each other during the session using VOIP. Your session is saved so that later you can replay it, step by step. The tutor also has a repository of lessons for you.
Sample Screen Shot of on-line lesson

Science fiction? No, it's real. And you can have it today if you have a tablet PC or a convertible.



Online Tutoring with Tablet PC
Ink Tutor, LLC

Ink Tutor is a well structured online tutoring service that uses Tablet PCs. On-line Tablet PC tutoring is comparable to a tutor seated side-by-side with the student, giving instruction, corrections, and suggestions.With the Tablet PC, a student is able to show all workings to his Math Reading and Writing problems. The tutor can correct, guide, and instruct him through tutor’s own Tablet PC.

“Tablet PC is “THE” device that will revolutionize the way we learn. At Carnegie Mellon University, we research and develop technologies that will increase online collaboration and learning effectiveness. InkTutor is the next generation of technologies that will help students communicate with a computer just as they would with paper and pencil”
Prof. Ananda Gunawardena,Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Product/Service Information
The service comprises the following:-
1. Tablet PC technology: A computer which you can write on with a digital pen, as with regular paper and pencil
2. The writing is immediately transferable on-line
3. The option of a second computer which displays the lesson at both ends (keeps the writing process separate from text)
4. An audio computer network service
5. Optional: A scanner to scan pages of text which can be viewed at both ends


One-on-One Tutoring
• Individualized At-Home Tutoring
• “Virtual” Tutor less distracting for Students than Regular Tutor
• Student motivated by Unique Computerized Learning-System
• Tutoring at the Student’s own pace
Minimum Requirements:
• Tablet PC Computer with Windows operating system (Window XP SP2 or VISTA)
• Recommended memory 512MB or above
• Internet browser with Internet Explorer 7 (or above) or Mozilla Firefox.
• Multimedia peripherals with Scanner, Head Phone and Microphone for PVI computer
• Internet connection with Broadband access


For more information, visit
http://www.clickontutor.com/

Information about InkTutor is based on their brochure. We would appreciate any feedback users or potential users might have. Email us at tablettutor@sbcglobal.net


To Read about how Ink Tutor helped an autistic student, see http://autismtechblog.blogspot.com