Tablet PC Techniques : Weblog items tagged with tablet

Small Talk

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:40:28 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/136.html

So if I link to Small Talk Book clubs here will this blog show up there?

Journal and PowerPoint

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:54 GMT

For better or worse, I do like PowerPoint, or any presentation program, for that matter. I like that I don't have to be at the board writing notes down and also like being able to annotate or quickly flip to a website. Being able to walk around the classroom interacting with each of the students is also a huge plus. In short, I like the flexibility and opportunities that it creates.

So, one component of the 7th grade science fair is for the students to create a PowerPoint presentation. In doing so, we discussed some techniques and tools for making effective presentations. One of these included creating a presentation that speaks to your audience. To that end, I gave them the challenge that their audience was the entire school community, therefore including a range of people from those who could not read yet (4 and 5 year olds) to those who could be their grandparents.

Creating a PowerPoint that would speak to the latter, was not too challenging - they could mostly go with what they know and use a combination of text and pictures from the internet. Speaking to the Kindergarten aged child was hard. So, I asked them to create a picture that captured the essence of their science experiment so that when they came to that slide, the Kindergarten student would be interested in learning about the picture.

We used Ink Art and the tablets to create the pictures. These were then exported as a JPG file and inserted into the PowerPoint presentation. I was really pleased with the results and the PowerPoint presentations are so much more interesting now. I am looking forward to the night of the science fair to see how it goes over.

Successful wireless at last?

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:41:34 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/58.html

Our network consultant worked on Thursday to troubleshoot the inconsistent/really bad behavior of the wireless network around Emily's and Chris' rooms. We discovered a conflict and have removed it. Chris and Emily are testing to see if the connections hold well now.

"Wireless" Projectors

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:26:41 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/50.html

We've got the projectors wired through the network, which makes them more stable and reliable. Emily still has trouble with the wireless signal in her room so a long cable gives her network access and mobility. Not ideal but at least she doesn't have a cable running over the heads of the students to the projector.

Wireless projector

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:46:49 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/41.html

Emily's projector keeps dropping the signal. She has been provided with a hardwire but this requires closing the tablet to us the signal switching key combination, in her case Fn+F7.

Wireless projecting through the network

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:43:12 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/35.html

Getting the signal through the network with the projector having a static IP address is much easier than the other setups.

However, you lose a little speed through the network. Don't try to play a video through your computer.

Wireless projector

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:51:32 GMT

http://teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/32.html

When connecting to your wireless projector, you must be connected to the network that the projector creates. Double click on the icon for the wireless network in the lower right of your screen to get to those choices.

Once the school network is renamed, we will be able to work through the network and be connected wirelessly to the projector and the Internet at the same time.

Wireless projector

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:51:32 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/32.html

Once the school network is renamed, we will be able to work through the network and be connected wirelessly to the projector and the Internet at the same time.

Make your Blog public

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:35:51 GMT

http://teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/30.html

In order to get your blog entries visible in an RSS reader and searchable at TeacherPlaece, you need to do two things.

Be sure to choose "public" in the Access Restrictions section.

And be REALLY sure to put "tablet" in the keywords box.

Make your Blog public

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:35:51 GMT

http://www.teacherplaces.com/sherry/weblog/30.html

In order to get your blog entries visible in an RSS reader and searchable at TeacherPlaece, you need to do two things.

Be sure to choose "public" in the Access Restrictions section.

And be REALLY sure to put "tablet" in the keywords box.