"Everything with the tablet was really sick."

or:

Use Paint Shop and a Stylus to Improve Instruction.

Educational Philosophy

Techniques which are suggested for LD students work well with all students.

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

Face-to-face with students contact during a class is important.

Paint Shop and a tablet can't be beat:

To create and post colorful and 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.

Regular Color-Code Note Taking

Take regular notes (assign a problem, go over work)
MAT013B Solve Systems by Linear Combination (algorithm)
Stick a Plane in the Notes
From the class directory
From the internet
[Alt] [Print Screen] to Paste Calculator Instructions While In Lecture
Paste A Table in Notes from Another Image

Execute Favorite "Things"

Give, Then Go Over A Quiz or Go Over Homework or a Puzzle
Post Blank Quiz
Post Answers
Function Transformation Lecture w/Modeling
Stagnent Notes
Transforming Notes
Embed Calculator Work in Solveing
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 Notes on the Web
Lecture Notes: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Retrieve Something You Didn't Think You Needed For Class

Review or Prepare

Reruns

Reruns of the Previous Class W/Paint Program
Review of 3 Weeks in 10 minutes W/Windows Explorer. See RED 030-047
Review A Formula
Clarify Class Work During an Office Hour

To Prepare for Tomorrow's Work

Start a class with a quiz, then go over the quiz (shown above).
Project Student Project Work
Calculator Programing Notes

To Maximize the Time You Spend Looking at Students

Logistics

Local perameters: 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.

Place to lock up the computer cart

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

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

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 -- mean = 31 k, st devaition = 18 k

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

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

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