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Excitement and expansive collaboration
“The Tablet PC opens up more possibilities for
rapid access to knowledge, for sorting through that
knowledge for what matters, and for developing even
more creative opportunities for problem-solving and
critical thinking,” Kennedy says. “We think it also feeds
an electric excitement for expansive collaboration, and
for an approach to student-centered learning that more
traditional means of instruction don’t always offer.”
“The Tablet PC opens up more possibilities for
rapid access to knowledge, for sorting through that
knowledge for what matters, and for developing even
more creative opportunities for problem-solving and
critical thinking,” Kennedy says. “We think it also feeds
an electric excitement for expansive collaboration, and
for an approach to student-centered learning that more
traditional means of instruction don’t always offer.”
“The goal of our Tablet PC program was to put
learning into the hands of the students. We wanted
to let the PC become a tool enabling them to take on
that responsibility and grow with it. What we’ve seen
is that they not only take on their own learning in
the context of their classes, but also branch out
into other areas and explore on their own.”
Danielle Klaus, Tablet Program Coordinator, Trinity School
learning into the hands of the students. We wanted
to let the PC become a tool enabling them to take on
that responsibility and grow with it. What we’ve seen
is that they not only take on their own learning in
the context of their classes, but also branch out
into other areas and explore on their own.”
Danielle Klaus, Tablet Program Coordinator, Trinity School
Kristi Story, a sixth grade math teacher at Trinity,
challenged her students to create a “math trail”
throughout the city of Atlanta. It’s part of a National
Math Trail project that focuses on problem-solving and
collaboration. Students chose specific sites, took digital
photos of the area, and developed math problems
about that location for other students to solve. The
problems and solutions are developed on the Tablet
PCs, and made available through a web site. Some
involve locations at the school itself—like challenging
students to determine the circumference of the bell in
Trinity’s central courtyard, or determining the number
of rectangles visible on the side of a building.
challenged her students to create a “math trail”
throughout the city of Atlanta. It’s part of a National
Math Trail project that focuses on problem-solving and
collaboration. Students chose specific sites, took digital
photos of the area, and developed math problems
about that location for other students to solve. The
problems and solutions are developed on the Tablet
PCs, and made available through a web site. Some
involve locations at the school itself—like challenging
students to determine the circumference of the bell in
Trinity’s central courtyard, or determining the number
of rectangles visible on the side of a building.
Using their Tablet PCs, students at Trinity are
having educational experiences unlike any of their
predecessors—from creating a VoiceThread to
having educational experiences unlike any of their
predecessors—from creating a VoiceThread to
“act out” characters from the Middle Ages, to using
GPS and heart rate monitors to learn about human
body systems.
GPS and heart rate monitors to learn about human
body systems.
Students utilize a variety of programs and online
resources, which they can access through the school’s
wireless Internet access.
resources, which they can access through the school’s
wireless Internet access.
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• They use Microsoft
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Windows
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Journal software
to take notes and annotate teacher presentations.
• They create podcasts for class.
• They manage individual calendars and events.
• They explore geography in areas related to
class work.
• Teachers develop a course page where students
can turn in homework assignments, obtain tutorials,
participate in discussion forums and collaborate
online.
participate in discussion forums and collaborate
online.
• Students have access to a personal weblog
space to develop writing skills and creative thinking
by blogging for their Language Arts class.
by blogging for their Language Arts class.
“It’s not just that he could find the answer using his
Tablet PC, but that he wanted to, that’s where we’re
seeing the educational experience really change.”
Kristi Story, Sixth Grade Teacher, Trinity School
Tablet PC, but that he wanted to, that’s where we’re
seeing the educational experience really change.”
Kristi Story, Sixth Grade Teacher, Trinity School
Trinity chose Tablet PCs largely because of their
ability to accept both handwriting and keyboard
input. Some students take to the keyboard quickly.
But others use the stylus to hand write their class
notes and assignments, then use built-in handwriting
recognition software to produce clean, legible
documents to hand in.
ability to accept both handwriting and keyboard
input. Some students take to the keyboard quickly.
But others use the stylus to hand write their class
notes and assignments, then use built-in handwriting
recognition software to produce clean, legible
documents to hand in.
“We do our best to infuse technology into
the curriculum whenever possible, and the
1:1 Tablet PC program is the most
compelling example of how that helps our
students excel.”
the curriculum whenever possible, and the
1:1 Tablet PC program is the most
compelling example of how that helps our
students excel.”
Tammie Ciccarelli, Technology Director,
Trinity School
Trinity School
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