The document discusses tablet PCs, including their history and key features. It notes that tablet PCs combine the functionality of laptops with touchscreen input. They allow for digital note-taking, collaboration, and access to online content. The document outlines how tablet PCs can impact education by enabling interactive lessons, digital sharing of notes and feedback, and distance learning opportunities. Specific applications are emerging for subjects like math, physics, and software development. Tablet PCs provide educational benefits like accessibility, engagement, and preparation for an increasingly digital world.

1. TABLET PC
• A tablet personal computer or tablet PC is a tablet-sized
computer that also has the key features of a full-
size personal computer.
• A tablet PC is essentially a small laptop computer,
equipped with a rotatable touch screen as an
additional input device, and running a standard (or
lightly adapted) PC operating system.
• Today, the term tablet is also used to refer to computer-
like devices operated primarily by a touch screen but not
intended to run general PC operating systems or
applications. Tablet PCs use the same hardware as
normal laptops but add support for pen input.

2. The History of Tablet PCs
• Bert Keely – the dreamer of Tablet
PCs.
• First drawing the future of Tablet in the
SGI lab.
• In order to fulfill his dream, he met the
CEOs of Apple and Dell, but all of them
refused Keely. Microsoft software
architect Bert Keely
• Finally, Bill Gates accepted his shows a prototype of
suggestion, and soon decided to develop the Tablet PC during
an OS for his dream. Bill Gates' keynote at
COMDEX/Fall 2000.

3. PHOTO OF A TABLET PC

4. The Appearance of Tablet PCs
• Some tablets are like an LCD maybe just thicker than a
general LCD, and they come with hard disk and other
necessary hardware device. There are some which have the
similar appearance of that of a notebook.
• The use of “pen”, an input device of the tablet PC is the most
convenient and attractive part of the whole tablet. It
functions same as a pen on a paper.
• Portable and mobile, it’s like a notebook light and small, can
move anytime.
• Digital laptop- the tablet PC is the same with PDA and hand
computer, like a common laptop can note anytime, create
self word, chart and picture.
• You can use the tablet PC in any way. You can use the pen or
your hand for controlling the PC. Pen is used for resistive
display .Not required for capacitative displays.

5. If all students in the class have Tablet PC’s then
interesting collaboration opportunities are possible
with the wireless networking(WIFI)
Classroom Presenter
Students submit answers to questions, instructor can select
submissions to display to the class
Collaboration via Synchronous Course Management
System
E.g. Shared Whiteboard in Blackboard
Possible over distance with systems that share audio as well as
whiteboard/slide content
Groove Workspace
Shared files, instant messaging, project management, Office
integration

6. The Impact of Tablet Pc on
Education/training
• With the release of the Tablet PC, we are now seeing a significant shift in
the dynamics of computer purchase and practice – moving away from
desktops and laptops to Tablet PCs and other mobile devices. Their cost
relative to laptops along with the promise of mobile computing has raised
tremendous interest in Tablet PC use in education.
• The other factors which has further increased the impact of tablet PCs on
education are briefly as follows:
1. On line access of e content
2. Long Battery and Instant-On
3. Price
4. Touch interface
5. Improved Digital Reading
6. Integrating Multimedia
7. Special Education
8. E book reader

7. The Impact of Tablet Pc on
Education/Training
• Faculty can interact with a presentation by scribbling onto a
slide .The trainees can store this edited version onto the
tablet without having to write it down separately.
• They are lightweight and can be easily stored.
• These have very high interactive capabilities.
• Online access of e-content is possible
• Academic tools like calculators can be downloaded.
• Many applications (aps) can either be downloaded free or
purchased.
• Online conversation/chat etc is possible
• Online assignments and submission is possible.
• Assessments and feedback is also possible.

8. The Impact of Tablet Pc on
Education/Training
• Real-Time Grading?
– Could feasibly complete exams on the computer (both multiple choice
and essay) and upload to instructor
• Brainstorming and Design
• Note Sharing
– Various applications developed
• Instructor feedback?
– Could provide instant feedback to gauge audience’s comprehension
• Distance Education?
– Possibilities for distance education, can share data across a network with
tools such as Media Encoder or NetMeeting

9. Developments
• Tablet PC applications for specific disciplines are
just emerging
• Mathematics
– xThink calculator
– Upcoming Math Journal product
• Physics
– MagicPaper

10. SKETCHING possibilities
• Pen is pressure-sensitive on most models
• Alias Sketchbook Pro

11. Tablet is useful in software
development
• Tablet UML – Unified Modeling Language
– Graphical language used to specify the requirements
and design of software systems

12. Tablet PC Applications for
Children
• Lots of child-oriented applications
– Math
– Art, painting
– Learning to write in cursive

13. NTTF plan
• We are planning to procure tablets from HCL a
reputed manufacturer.
• Specs are given below:
CONFIGURATION
HCL Me TAB U1
Android 4.0.3(Ice cream Sandwich),High Performance Cortex A8
1 GHZ processor,Multiple connectivity options,USB Port,WIFI
and 3G USB Dongle enabled,Capacitive touch display,7 Inches
screen,800X480 pixels.
Warranty—standard one year warranty

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