"Everything with the tablet was really sick."

or:

Use the "Amazing Technicolor Wordpad and Pen!!!!"

or:

Use Paint Shop and a Stylus to Improve Instruction.

Educational Philosophy

Techniques suggested for LD students work well with almost all students -- color-coded notes, vary the means of instruction -- include kinesthetic as well as auditory, visual, and symbolic -- include repetition in another format, include repetition in the same format.

Color is important. White space is important. Easy access to files is important.

During class, face-to-face contact with students is VERY important. It can turn a lecture into a conversation.

Paint Shop and a tablet can't be beat:

To create and post colorful, CLEAR, DAILY, class notes.
To move images, screen capture, and store in notes.
To prepare for tomorrow's work.
To repeat favorite lessons.
To review.
TO MAXIMIZE THE TIME YOU SPEND LOOKING AT STUDENTS!

The students agree.

See a demonstration and discuss the logistics for improving instruction in this way.

Execute Favorite "Things"

Give, Then Go Over A Quiz or Go Over Homework or a Puzzle
Post Blank Quiz
Post Answers
Stick a Plane in the Notes
From the class directory graph paper files or from the internet
Function Transformation Lecture w/Modeling
Stagnent Notes
Transforming Notes
Embed Calculator Work in Solving
Embed Stat Table in Notes
Additional Functions w/Graph Paper
Graphs of the Six Trig Functions
Sine-Cosine Animation
(Unit Circle Jig Saw Puzzle )
Sine and Cosine of the Quadrantals
Tangent
Odd/ Even Functions
Graph of the Secant, Cosecant, Cotangent
Trig Resources
Post Untouched Lecture Notes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
stat tables baby plane

Post Class or Lecture Notes

0 blank Lecture Notes
1 start running, erase, change color, paste easy, spill color, include graph
2 black algorithm, colored algorithm
3 color-coded algorithm
4 Veronica's bowtie, secant, arccosine, unit circle for cosine w/triangle, w/animation
5 algebra 1 graph quiz
6 algebra 1 graph quiz answers
7 stagnent graphs
8 transforming graphs
9 embed calculator screen-capture in solving
10 ICE [illustrate, compute, explain stat problem] embed stat table
11 additional functions for transformations
12 Unit Circle Animation yields sines, cosines of quadrantals
13 Graph of sine and cosine then tangent
14 Odd/Even, Pythagorean identities
15 Graph of secant, cosecant then cotangent
16 Binomial distribution formula with notation as a resource
17 Student project
18 Computer Set up
19 Notes for today
20 Some graph paper
21 Computer on Wheels for Outside Transport
22 stat tables
baby plane plain plane

Retrieve Something You Didn't Think You Needed For Class
Reruns
Of Previous Class W/Paint Program w/ability to edit notes
Of 3 Weeks in 10 minutes W/Windows Explorer. See RED 030-047
Of This Presentation (see below)
Clarify Class Work During an Office Hour
Calculator Programing Notes

To Maximize the Time You Spend Looking at Students

Logistics

Local parameters: No wireless internet in building used, not permitted to put your own software on classroom machines, classes in different buildings, students not permitted to use electronic devises in class.

Other

Place to lock up the computer cart

Hardware

cart
bungie cords
plywood cut to permit surge protector access
extension cord
surge protector
laptop
external hard drive
bamboo stylus and tablet
projector
plastic table cloth
cell phone

Software

(any) bamboo stylus and tablet
(any) paint program
(any) FTP program

Image Parameters

non-return of test day average # of files per hour of class
-- 2 (algebra I) to 3 (precalc/stat)
return of test increases the # by 4 for a 2-page test
# of files per semester hour -- 90 - 150
pre write size -- 5k
post write size -- = 31 k, = 18 k

Start of semester

set up directories
set up web pages with links
create blank gif files

Daily Activities

morning file transfer from move directory
end of gif/class file transfer to desktop
end of day file transfer from desktop to move directory and backup
move copy to backup directories
FTP of files to web site

Debrief

$[master list of all MSH! dictionary words]$ $[tutorials & resource material arranged by topic$

[Good Stuff -- free & valuable resources]

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