Getting Started with your Tablet PC
Everything you need to know to get started with your Tablet, plus tips and tricks to using the tablet as much more than just a laptop.
Learn to use the tablet to its fullest potential from the start by exploring the many ways that it can tansform your classroom!
Tablets at Nashoba link http://nrhs.nrsd.net/index.php?id=105
Microsoft Video on XP with Tablet
Great video on Tablet advantages Here is a Microsoft-produced video targeted at students to convince them to look at Tablets over laptops. It has a fun vibe and mentions several Tablet-specific apps that add value
Tablet PC's and similar pen-based devices ...Toshiba's Tablet PC Interactive Tutorial: Tablet PC Basics
Workshop Overview and Outline
Hardware Model (Lunenburg - )
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Word 2003 to ink (or Word 2007)
Input Panel
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Word 2007
Up to speed with Word 2007 Length: 40 min
Get to know Word 2007 I: Create your first document Length: 30 min
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PowerPoint inking
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Journal
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Send a pdf file to Journal to ink
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Snipping Tools
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Recording
- SMART, Jing, other
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Working with the projector (portrait and landscape mode)
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Lab and Practices
Links and Video on using Microsoft Office 2003 - inking
Tablet Tools
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Experience Pack and Educaiton Pack
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Lab
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SMART Recorder or Jing to make mathcasts
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OneNOTE
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Other Tools
Tablet PC - Playlist from YouTube
Toshiba Protege Video
Model of Tablet PC
Toshiba Portégé® M700 Tablet PC -Multi-touch
Toshiba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM4pR58TO3I
R500 REview (Small and thin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gKMchnIfWM&NR=1
HP
DesktopReview looks at the HP TouchSmart IQ506
Lenevo - ThinkPad Tablet
Links http://lenovo.com/us/en/index.html - ThinkPad Tablet Series
Dell
Dells' Mulitouch
Gotta Be Mobile Reviews of Tablets and UMPC's
Review http://www.gottabemobile.com/You+Tube+Videos+With+Tablet+PCs+And+UMPCs.aspx
A Look at MultiTouch Tablets - From Gotta Be Mobile
Video on Multi-Touch
Downloads - O/S - Windows (XP)
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Microsoft Education Pack for Tablet PC
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Experience Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
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PowerToys Power Toys
O/S - Vista
- Microsoft Experience Pack for Windows Vista
- Other Links and information
SMART NoteBook V10
- NoteBook Download http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support/Downloads/default.htm
- Overview and podcasts
Promethan Planet - link
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Thousands of FREE, teacher contributed, pre-made lessons available for immediate download. Promethean developed resource packs designed to supplement
Outside Resources
Are you wondering "Why a tablet?"
This document gives a detailed rationale for the advantages of tablets in schools.
tablet rationale.doc
Here is a page on the School Computing wiki that gives a variety of information, examples, and resources for tablet computing:
School Computing Wiki: Tablet Computers
Cincinnati Country Day School has a 1-to-1 tablet program. They have created a wonderful collection of resource pages that share many uses of tablets in education.
Tablet Conference Page
WIPTE | Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education
Other Tablet Blogs and Forums
Learn about the basics of the Tablet PC at your own pace and on your time.
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