Teaching with Tablet PCs:
An Introduction to Effective Instruction
 
Day 1:  Tablet PC Introduction Session
(8:30am-2:30pm)

Teachers are a busy group.  Lesson planning, attendance tracking, paper grading, phone-calling, e-mailing, coaching, directing, counseling... indeed we wear many hats.  This workshop will focus on helping you to leverage the tools at your disposal, namely the Tablet PC, to be a more effective and organized educator.  During the 1st day you will:

  • see authentic examples across disciplines of teachers and students creatively using the Tablet PC
     

  • become familiar with the "nuts & bolts" of your Tablet PC
     

  • learn how to use Windows Journal as a virtual chalkboard
     

  • gain access to a private, collaborative forum designed specifically for Tablet PC educators


Day 2:  Tablet PC Intoduction Session
(8:30am-2:30pm)

You've had some time to put into practice the concepts from the 1st day of the workshop.  No doubt you have had your share of success and frustration along the way.  The 2nd day of this workshop is designed to answer your questions, hone your technique and provide you with several proven methods to enhance instruction and student learning.  During the 2nd day you will:

  • collaborate with peers from other schools and hear Tablet PC success stories
     

  • purge your your curriculum of the dreaded practice of death by PowerPoint as you learn to integrate the tablet into your lectures and presentations
     

  • cut through the clutter as you explore the uses of Microsoft OneNote and its ability to organize the maddening sea of information that teachers are confronted with on a daily basis
     

  • say good-bye to mountains of papers as you learn how Microsoft Word and inking with the Tablet PC can be combined for assessment and evaluation


Day 3:  Advanced Tablet PC Training Session
(8:30am-2:30pm)

You've survived the first two training days and are ready for more. Or if you've already got the "basics" down and are looking to develop more advanced Tablet PC skills, then this session is just for you. During this advanced Tablet PC session you will:

  • discuss and apply Marzano's research on effective classroom instruction
     

  • learn to make your PowerPoint presentations more instructive, "engaging" and memorarable
     

  • learn different activities to challenge student thought and potential
     

  • experience new, more effective "note taking" techniques