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Engage Wireless LCD uWriteTouch

Engage Wireless LCD uWriteTouch. Gadget Report Education 635 Mark Roque. History. Released in February, 2011 uWriteTouch is a subsidiary of CIM Industries > 25 years providing web, intranet, audio-visual design/integration, IT, security solutions, and training & development.

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Engage Wireless LCD uWriteTouch

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  1. Engage Wireless LCDuWriteTouch Gadget Report Education 635 Mark Roque

  2. History • Released in February, 2011 • uWriteTouch is a subsidiary of CIM Industries • > 25 years providing web, intranet, audio-visual design/integration, IT, security solutions, and training & development

  3. What is the Engage Wireless Tablet? • A hand-held device, similar to an ipad or Android table • Measure 10.1’’ diaganol • Has an interactive LCD touchscreen • Uses wireless to transmit to receiver • Receiver plugs into USB port on computer • Whatever you do on tablet screen shows on computer’s screen

  4. Why use it? • So why use a tablet to do what your keyboard or mouse can do? *allows you to write on the screen using software such as SmartTools *you can circle, highlight, etc any information *allows you to interact with what is projected on screen w/o sitting at computer

  5. “Poor Man’s Smart Board” • Essentially, this tablet allows you to use your screen as an interactive white board, to a degree • Its main advantage over a SmartBoard, Promethean, etc. is its cost • This unit is considerably cheaper than an interactive white board

  6. So what does it look like?

  7. Learning to use the Engage Tablet • County-sponsored in-service training (three) -- focused more on learning Smart software notebook, gallery, etc • Web-research (tutorials, training videos, etc) • Consultations with others who use SmartBoards • Trial and error…experimenting during planning time and for small activities with class

  8. My experience • Smart tools were all simple to learn and use • The tablet itself is basic, as you we all are familiar with touch screens • It was simple to come up with things I could use it for • However, there is a major problem – it won’t stay connected!

  9. Connectivity issues • The tablet frequently loses connection with the computer • We were told at the training that this could happen • However, the solution was to be simple – just walk back into range and it will reconnect. • Typically, the device would not reconnect • It may take hours to re-establish a connection or a restart of the entire computer • Also, on occasion, the tablet causes the computer to freeze requiring a control/alt/delete reboot

  10. Lesson • Use an online map to learn nations of Europe • Teacher and student use the tablet to interact with the map being projected on screen • Countries can be circled, names written on, and then “tapped” to reveal correct name. • Again, connectivity issues limited this to a degree

  11. http://www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm

  12. Website before using Smart

  13. Website after using Smart Tools

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