Technology

Tablet Computers Find A Home In The Classroom

Posted: 7/14/2010

Both students and teachers report that tablet computers may help to make a classroom envi-ronment more interactive.

(NAPSI) - One of the latest developments in the computer field is already benefiting many students and teachers. Tablet computers seem to be finding a home in both the traditional and the electronic classroom.

Students say that by using tablets they can collaborate easily with their peers. Teachers find they can use tablets to monitor students' grasp of the material that has been covered.

For example, with software such as DyKnow Vision, teachers can send a "status request" during a lesson to gauge each student's level of understanding, without the embarrassing raise of hands. "I'm not using canned examples from a textbook any-more. I'm using real examples immediately pulled from the student's tablet," says computer science professor Roy Pargas at Clemson University.

Like many smartphones, tab-lets have touch capabilities built into the screen. Students can touch the screen on tablets to manipulate, interact and share content with one another inside and outside the classroom, which can foster an interactive environment.

With pen-based tablets, such as the HP EliteBook 2740p, students can take digital notes in their own handwriting as well as download and annotate slide presentations during lectures. Once outside the classroom, students can revisit their notes to study alone or share their notes with classmates.

Professor Dave Berque of DePauw University and his students use HP tablets with Intel Core Duo processors and DyKnow Vision software to take notes, solve problems and share solutions in his computer science class. They can also replay notes after class. As a result, he saw failure rates drop from 14 percent to 1 percent. Said Berque, "Tablet PCs make the classroom an interactive environment, and that tends to give a lot of feedback to everyone involved."

Tablets are more than an interactive tool; they can also save time. Instead of spending hours after class grading papers, teachers can mark papers electronically and then transfer the scores into an electronic grade-tracking system.

Many believe that with tablet PCs, the classroom can become a more interactive environment. Teachers and students alike can find success in all the touch capabilities that tablets have to offer.

To learn more, visit www.hp.com/go/hied or call (800) 888-0262.

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