Carnegie Mellon is planning to set up a website where you can get free downloads of some of the groundbreaking educational software they are developing. To learn more, email us at tablettutor@sbcglobal.net
See previous posts below to learn more.
Apps include:
1) Tablet PC Math -- Practice math facts and problems up to three digits, with or without teacher supervision. Pen input facilitates rapid answering. No searching for the right numeric key! Numbers must be written neatly enough for the program to recognize, but the program is pretty forgiving, and it's self-grading. Kids love accumulating "points".
2) Flash Cards -- Make your own flash cards and then practice with them. Pen input allows you to quickly make a set of cards incorporating sketches. We traced the outlines of the states to learn the state names and capitals quickly with fourth graders. You can also import graphics to make prettier cards. We also used them for Spanish. The program presents a picture of something, the student writes the Spanish word.
3) Sketch Pad -- This app is a penabled whiteboard shared by two or more tablet PCs. One person draws or writes on his screen, and the strokes appear on the other person's screen. This one is great for tutoring, fun for games like Hangman, and terrific for visual collaboration.
Stay tuned. And for even more information about Tablet PC's in education, visit Robert W. Heiny's blog: The Tablet PC Education Blog to see the great post he wrote about this blog and other really good information.
http://www.robertheiny.com/2008/12/tablet-pc-tutor-arrives.html
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