The document summarizes the Engage Wireless LCD tablet. It is a 10.1 inch touchscreen tablet similar to an iPad that connects wirelessly to a computer. It allows users to interact with content projected on the computer screen by writing, circling, and highlighting. While cheaper than an interactive whiteboard, it frequently loses its wireless connection to the computer, which disrupts lessons. Training focused on learning the Smart software but did not resolve the connectivity issues that limit the tablet's classroom use.

1. Engage Wireless LCD
uWriteTouch
Gadget Report
Education 635
Mark Roque

2. History
• Released in February, 2011
• uWriteTouch is a subsidiary of CIM Industries
• > 25 years providing web, intranet, audio-
visual design/integration, IT, security
solutions, and training & development

3. What is the Engage Wireless Tablet?
• A hand-held device, similar to an ipad or
Android table
• Measure 10.1’’ diaganol
• Has an interactive LCD touchscreen
• Uses wireless to transmit to receiver
• Receiver plugs into USB port on computer
• Whatever you do on tablet screen shows on
computer’s screen

4. Why use it?
• So why use a tablet to do what your keyboard
or mouse can do?
*allows you to write on the screen using
software such as SmartTools
*you can circle, highlight, etc any
information
*allows you to interact with what is
projected on screen w/o sitting at computer

5. “Poor Man’s Smart Board”
• Essentially, this tablet allows you to use your
screen as an interactive white board, to a
degree
• Its main advantage over a SmartBoard,
Promethean, etc. is its cost
• This unit is considerably cheaper than an
interactive white board

6. So what does it look like?

8. Learning to use the Engage Tablet
• County-sponsored in-service training (three)
-- focused more on learning Smart software
notebook, gallery, etc
• Web-research (tutorials, training videos, etc)
• Consultations with others who use SmartBoards
• Trial and error…experimenting during planning
time and for small activities with class

9. My experience
• Smart tools were all simple to learn and use
• The tablet itself is basic, as you we all are
familiar with touch screens
• It was simple to come up with things I could
use it for
• However, there is a major problem – it won’t
stay connected!

10. Connectivity issues
• The tablet frequently loses connection with the
computer
• We were told at the training that this could happen
• However, the solution was to be simple – just walk
back into range and it will reconnect.
• Typically, the device would not reconnect
• It may take hours to re-establish a connection or a
restart of the entire computer
• Also, on occasion, the tablet causes the computer to
freeze requiring a control/alt/delete reboot

11. Lesson
• Use an online map to learn nations of Europe
• Teacher and student use the tablet to interact
with the map being projected on screen
• Countries can be circled, names written on,
and then “tapped” to reveal correct name.
• Again, connectivity issues limited this to a
degree

12. • http://www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm

13. Website before using Smart

14. Website after using Smart Tools