Building Stronger Student-Teacher Relationships Using a Tablet PC and Instant Messaging

1. Building Stronger Student-Teacher Relationships Using a Tablet PC and Instant Messaging Amy Cox Paducah Tilghman High School Paducah, Kentucky

2. Today’s Activities • Introduction of tablet PCs • Use of tablet PCs inside the classroom • Involving the students • Content Brainstorming / Pros and Cons • Use of tablet PCs outside the classroom • Archiving documents and uploading to website • Instant Messaging with MSN and Yahoo • Acknowledgements

3. What is a Tablet PC?

4. Features of the Tablet PC • A tablet is a notebook computer with additional capabilities • A convertible screen allows you to use the PC as a notepad or a laptop • The tablet PC has inking capability with a digital pen similar to those used with a PDA

5. Inking in Journal How does it work? Windows Journal

6. How does it work? Microsoft Office Inking in Microsoft Excel

7. Windows Journal

8. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom

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13. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom • Created while building molecular models. • An example of how we create notes not seen in the text.

14. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Notice the variety of colors available. A true test of my artistic abilities! With only a classroom set of textbooks, archiving these notes gives the students an opportunity to review diagrams and drawings outside of class.

15. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Guided notes provided for AP Chemistry and archived daily

16. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Homework assignment presented by students in AP Chemistry

17. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Periodic table generated during Honors Chemistry; updated when needed

18. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Homework Assignment for Honors Chemistry

19. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Scanned image from Conceptual Physics ancillary used as Daily Warmup

20. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom Open Response practice questions presented to Honors Physics course during Conservation of Energy unit

21. Using the Tablet PC in the classroom After reviewing what we know about conservation of energy, the students in the class collaborated to write a “3” response.

22. Using Tablet PCs Outside the Classroom Students have access to my personal web page, where documents for each class are archived twice weekly.

23. Using Tablet PCs Outside the Classroom A view of a typical page with links to archived notes

24. Using Tablet PCs Outside the Classroom • MSN Live Messenger is a free download for instant messaging. • During online office hours, I use the tablet computer to talk with students

25. Using Tablet PCs Outside the Classroom Conversation with one student Conversation with four students

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29. Using Tablet PCs Outside the Classroom • Elluminate V-Room • The V-Room allows you to use a limited version of Elluminate, with 2 students at a time. • www.elluminate.com

30. Acknowledgements • Dr. Ricky Cox, Department of Chemistry, Murray State University • Paducah Tilghman High School and Paducah Independent Schools • Gear Up and Soar, West Kentucky Education Cooperative • Hewlett Packard Corporation and Technology for Teaching grant program