Using the Tablets

I finally got the tablet PCs working in the classroom.  We use two access points connected by a small network switch.  That, however, only seems to cover about 15 or 16 computers.  The 17th seems to need to be on the campus network.  I’m wondering what the actual capacity of an access point is. 
In the [...]

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Virtual Lecture

I’ve begun to record lectures for my Signals and Systems class using Lecturescribe.  Lecturescribe is a free program that works with the Tablet PC to create flash lectures.  I can record audio and write on an electronic whiteboard to cover material.  The production quality isn’t great, (partly me, partly the program being cumbersome), but for [...]

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First Attempt

I tried my first attempt at using the Tablet PCs in class yesterday (Friday).  Four out of 18 of the tablets managed to connect to the wireless network, and one was found to be nonworking (worked last week).  The wireless guy had put a new access point outside of the room, but that didn’t seem [...]

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Project Management and the Tablet PC

I’ve been developing several good ideas for my project management class, several of which I need to fully develop. One thing I haven’t developed yet is how I will use the tablet PCs in the classroom. So let me lay out several options:

Use them for immediate responses to in-class case studies. Students could spend some [...]

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Information Organization

My project management class has me rethinking the way I write and organize lecture notes. In the past, I pretty much have followed the textbook, highlighting important sections, doing examples related to the current topic and such. With the project management class I’m juggling information from three sources. The first is the main textbook, Gray [...]

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Goals

What are my goals for this project? I’m not sure I know right now. I do know what my student learning outcomes were for the past two grant applications, but I’m not sure those work for what I intend to do. And I have more than just student learning outcomes that I want to attack. [...]

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Tablet PC’s in the Engineering Classroom

I have been applying for the Hewlett-Packard technology in the classroom grant for the last two years, and both years have failed to secure the grant. My dean, noticing this, told me that he will give me money to buy Tablet PCs for the classroom. Since the dean cannot fund the full amount of the [...]

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