What I can do with a pen that I can not do with a mouse

Steven C. Myers

Department of Economics, The University of Akron

myers@uakron.edu

http://GoZips.UAkron.edu/~myers

For presentation at the Celebration of Learning and Teaching

The University of Akron

April 14, 2006

Tablet PC References

Blogs:

General and Education specific:

The Student Tablet PC

studenttabletpc.blog.com

The Tablet PC Education Blog

tabletpceducation.blogspot.com

The Tablet PC Buzz

www.tabletpcbuzz.com

The Tablet PC Weblog

http://tabletpcs.weblogsinc.com/

The Podcast Network:  The Tablet PC Show

http://tabletpcs.weblogsinc.com/

Teaching and Learning Economics with Technology

http://learnecon.blogspot.com

Mostly hardware and software reviews

Tablet PC Reviews and News

www.tabletpcreviewspot.com

Tablet PC News and Reviews

http://tabletpc.6ln.com/

JK on the Run .. using mobile devices

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/

Discussion from the Tablet PC Team at Microsoft

http://blogs.technet.com/tabletpc/default.aspx

Software and General Info:

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

www.tabletpc.com

The Tablet PC

thetabletpc.net

Tablet PC Post

www.tabletpcpost.com

Forums:

Tablet PC Questions

http://www.tabletquestions.com/

Webpages:

Kendrick’s Tablet PC Resources (University of Alaska)

http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/tablet/

Conferences:

Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/conference/wipte/index.cfm

34 papers on use of Tablet PCs in the classroom at

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/conference/wipte/schedule.htm

WIPTE was sponsored in part by

Microsoft Research

http://research.microsoft.com/

and

DyKnow

www.dyknow.com

Magazines

Tablet PC Magazine

http://www.pencomputing.com/TabletPC/

Higher Education and Tablet PCs

Notre Dame Tablet PC Initiative

http://learning.nd.edu/tabletpc/

Cedarville University

http://www.cedarville.edu/departments/compserv/tabletpc.htm

University of North Florida

http://www.unf.edu/dept/cirt/tech/tablet.htm

University of Florida

http://www.citt.ufl.edu/tabletpc/

University of Texas at Austin

http://www.utexas.edu/computer/tabletpc-rap2002/

Northwestern University

http://www.it.northwestern.edu/hardware/other/tabletpc.html

Seaton Hall

http://technology.shu.edu/page/SHUTAP+SHU+Tablet+PC+Project!OpenDocument

Brown University

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-20MSBrownPenCentricPR.mspx

University of Vermont

http://www.bsad.uvm.edu/Features/gatewayPartnership.htm

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/tabletprogram/studentfaqs

Winona State University

“largest higher education implementation of Tablet PCs in North America

http://www.winona.edu/news/52.htm

http://www.winona.edu/its/laptop/Models/gwTabletM275E.htm

www.gateway.com/work/pdf/edu/winona.pdf

San Jose State University

http://h20247.www2.hp.com/PublicSector/cache/96714-0-0-0-121.html

Purdue University

Dakota State University

… puts Gateways M275s in the hands of all students

http://admissions.dsu.edu/ftr/article/tabletpc.asp

Mayville State University

http://www.mayvillestate.edu/about_msu/news.cfm?story=263

University of Virginia

http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=20275&pid=1173

Rose Hulman University

(Grant to Evaluate impact of Tablet PC on Teaching and Learning)

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/articles/microsoftgrant2006.htm

Penn State University

http://css.its.psu.edu/news/nlsp05/notordinaryclassroom.html

Virginia Tech

Grove City College

University of Louisville

Models I have tried

Gateway M280E

Gateway M275

Toshiba M200 or M205

HP TC1100

Articles

Villano, Mark.  Is the Tablet PC the Future of College Computing, University Business, June 2003 http://www.universitybusiness.com/page.cfm?id=289

Collins, J. W., Jr., Easterling, J., Fountain, E. J., & Stewart, H. (2004). Impact of Mobile Computing on the Learning Environment: A Case Study at Seton Hall University. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 16(1), 128-149

Anderson. “Experiences with a Tablet PC Based Lecture Presentation System in Computer Science Courses.” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, v. 36 issue 1, 2004, p. 56.

Simon. “Preliminary Experiences with a Tablet PC Based System to Support Active Learning in Computer Science Courses.” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, v. 36 issue 3, 2004, p. 213.

Gorder, L. M. “Using the Tablet PC in the Classroom,” Dakota State University PowerPoint presentation from http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/molstadl/Fargo%20MPBEA%20Presentation%20Final%20Longer.ppt

Mock, Kenrick.  “Teaching with Tablet PCs,” University of Alaska, from http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/papers/mock-ccsc2004.pdf