Toshiba tc1100 User Manual

Education

Tablet PCs from Microsoft

®

 Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) 

Partners, combined with industry solutions from leading independent 

software vendors (ISVs) and system integrator partners, provide the 

wireless mobile access that can help educators tackle the challenges 

they face. The evolution of the notebook PC, these new portable 

devices combine the power and functionality of notebook PCs with 

next-generation pen-and-ink and built-in wireless capabilities to 

transform the way educational materials are created, shared, and used. 

Today, the Tablet PC, with its longer battery life, is redefining mobility, 

putting the power of the familiar Microsoft Windows

®

 XP user interface  

in the hands of teachers, students, and administrators in more situations 

than ever before.

•  Enhanced Student-Teacher Interaction: The Tablet PC enables new 

levels of student-educator engagement and collaboration, both inside 

and outside the classroom. 

•  Greater Learning Effectiveness: Teachers and students can record 

lectures and synchronize audio with their presentation notes. Lectures 

can then be made available for review and selective playback at  

any time. 

•  More Convenient Mobile Education: For students and teachers, the 

wireless capabilities and unique form factor of the Tablet PC can turn 

almost any location into a remote classroom where they can access 

the resources they need. 

Increasingly, educators are looking to technology tools to help them engage students more effectively, 
to increase teacher effectiveness, and to enhance collaboration both inside and outside of the class-
room. One of the key challenges they face today is to create a more vibrant and interactive learning 
environment that will improve the educational experience for students. From the largest university 
lecture hall to the smallest grade-school classroom, teachers are always searching for better ways to 
share information with students, deliver more interactive learning materials, and facilitate participation  
in rich and engaging class discussions.

•  Improved Note-Taking Capabilities: The ability to use the Tablet PC  

to take notes using pen-and-ink applications saves time for educators 

and students, while creating a richer, more interactive  

classroom experience.

•  Better Student Retention and Higher Test Scores: By improving 

learning effectiveness and student-teacher collaboration, the Tablet 

PC can help increase attendance and raise test scores.

•  Reduced Teacher Workload: Because it makes it easier to grade 

papers and create, share, and reuse classroom materials, Tablet PCs 

enable teachers to spend more time working with students and  

less time on paperwork.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): At MIT’s 2002 

International Design Contest (IDC)—a robot design competition—

participating student teams used Acer Tablet PCs to streamline 

collaboration and design. Since the 2002 IDC, MIT has expanded the 

use of Acer and Toshiba Tablet PCs to enhance the learning process for 

project-based courses. Benefits include better teamwork and improved 

access to Web-based services.