This document discusses the benefits of using the dyKnow software for teaching classes, including allowing all students to participate on every problem, providing individual feedback, increasing on-task time, collecting student work anonymously, providing students with class notes if absent, controlling which programs students can access, and easily preparing slides ahead of class. However, it also notes some limitations, such as the screen being too small for complicated examples, dyKnow being too slow and visually limited for some honors courses where only one problem can fit on a page, and potential computer functioning issues.

1. Why dyKnow?
1. All students must participate during class on
every problem.
2. I can give individual feedback to each student on
every problem and the other students can benefit
from the information.
3. The on-task time is greatly increased.
4. The students must show their work publicly – I
can collect the slides anonymously, but some
stress is good.
5. Students have a great set of class notes
especially if a student is absent.
6. You can block out other programs except what
you want the students to access.
7. Planning for the class is easy – I am able to
prepare my slides ahead of class

2. 8. In Geometry, I can copy complicated diagrams
into dyKnow
9. What are the comparisons to One-Note?
1. Screen (not the page) is too small for very
complicated items -- (Trig example)
2. Using dyKnow in three of my classes -- too slow
and insufficient visual space for my honors
courses. I can only do one problem per page.
3. Functioning computer issues
Slides from the Pre-Calculus class on Monday,
October 20, 2008