Tablet PCs in K-12 education.

9781564842411

Tablet PCs in K-12 education.

Ed. by Mike van Mantgem.

ISTE

2008

214 pages

$31.95

Paperback

National educational technology standards for students curriculum series

LB1028

The tablet PC allows students and teachers to write, draw, and sketch directly onto any computer document, in real time, making it useful as a computing device and as a writing, note-taking, presentation, and collaborative learning tool. This book is a practical guide for K-12 educators who would like to use tablet PCs to instruct, communicate, and collaborate in the classroom. Part I introduces the tablet PC as a communication and computing platform, and describes common software applications used with tablets. Part II looks at educational applications of the tablet PC, and includes tips on deploying them in the classroom, across a school, and throughout a district. Part III offers nine real-world lesson plans, divided into sections according to grade level. Theory and research are included at the end of most chapters; however, the primary focus of the book is on the practical use of tablet PCs in the classroom. The readership for the book includes K-12 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, and education students. Mantgem has been writing and editing books about using technology since 1994. Contributors are professors of computer science and information technology at universities around the country, and many of them are associated with the Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education.

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