1. Tablet computers are very popular, but are they classroom ready?

Vineet Madan, Vice President of McGraw-Hill Higher Education eLabs, argues in this Mashable article, that tablets are ready for the classroom.
While the article focuses on higher learning institutions, the examples would work just as well in K-12 classrooms.

http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/05/6-reasons-tablets-are-ready-for-the-classroom.html

2. What do you do with a Digital Pen?

This technology can be used by students with disabilities for note taking, writing, reading, mathematics,
and virtually any content area. Using the pen for augmentative communication, as well as in-class assessment
is discussed. Teachers can use a recording digital pen to create a “pencast” of a lecture. The
pencast could then be available for repeated viewings by students who require repetition for learning
or those not available when the content was covered. The chapter concludes that the recording digital
pen’s applications and usage will expand as knowledge of the device increases.

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