Special features of Tablet PCs include dual tablet PC and notebook PC modes made with a rotating computer screen
Innovative tablet PC pen can be used in pen-specific applications, including the Journal and Tablet PC Input Panel and all Microsoft Office Applications
Dyknow Vision and Dyknow Monitor software to enable connectivity and sharing of work between the instructor and students
Allows professor flexibility when presenting slides because they can also annotate them while students can take notes on in-class problems
Digital ink can be sent from a students tablet to the instructor for review
Benefits
Enable collaborative approach to learning lecture material
Instructor can annotate lecture slides and customize material to accommodate a wide variety of learning skills
Obtain immediate, interactive feedback on student progress and understanding of in-class problems with online Tablet submission and remote viewing of students' desktops
Engage students of all levels of comfort with anonymous participation through in-class submission
Teacher can select solutions to discuss that will best increase the understanding of class members
Allow professor to write comments on students' submission and send them back to students
Facilitate more positive learning experience by highlighting all students work
Quick Facts
Number of students: 71
Number of faculty involved: 2
Courses impacted: 5 Computer Science 101 courses over two years
