Tablet PC Education

"Networked Tablet PCs have great potential in classroom settings, including use in small group in-class problem-solving activities. It is possible to obtain substantial amounts of data about student activity during a lesson: what they referred to, notes taken and erased, bursts and lulls of activity. The raw data is necessarily low level: time-stamped pen strokes, deletions, navigation to and from pages, and such. This data...

Learn how to shift functionality from the device to the network or cloud via a webNetwork and NetBooks. Learn in this webinar why Madison City Schools and Tyler Independent School District argue that this powerful approach can change learning through public schools forever. Date: April 8, 2009 Time: 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern Register and submit your questions for panelists to address

Have an advanced look at how decisions on the No Child Left Behind law, Title I, and other key legislation by President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan may change the education landscape. Join a free live chat with federal policy experts. When: Thursday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. Eastern time Guests: Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Thomas Toch, co-founder...