Classroom Presenter:Using Tablet PCs to promote classroom interaction
Richard AndersonUniversity of [email protected]
Draw a picture of yourself
Classroom Presenter
Student Attention vs. TimeAttention
10 20 30 40 50 60 Time
Student submissions in the classroom Model: Slide based lecture with
embedded activities Student submissions support a wide
range of class activities and teaching styles Classroom Assessment Review and reflection Collective Brainstorming Problem solving Explanation of misconceptions Student generated examples
Minute question What was the most interesting
point raised during the Microsoft and Academia dialog?
Classroom assessment on assigned reading Who is the “other minister”?
What is the name of the Minister of Magic?
Problem Solving You have three coins:
One coin with two heads, one coin with two tails, and one coin with a head and a tail
Suppose you choose a coin at random, flip it in the air and it lands heads. What is the probability that its other side is a head?
Handwriting Recognition:Identify the following words
Recognition results
Splaying a node Rotate a node to the root of the
tree two levels at a timeD
D
D
D
CC
CC
BB
B
B
E
G
AF
GG G
A AA
F
F
FEE
E
ZIG-ZIG
X
Y
Z
A B
C
D
ZIG-ZAG
X
Y
Z
Show the ZIG-ZAG transformation to bring X to the root
A
B C
D
Brainstorming What problems might arise if
students are allowed to use Tablet PCs in the Classroom?
Classroom Presenter Distributed, Tablet
PC Application Initial development,
2001-2002 at MSR Continuing
development at UW Collaboration with
Microsoft Built on ConferenceXP
Multicast networking
Simple application Ink Overlay on images Export PPT to image
Real time ink broadcast UI Designed for use
during presentation on tablet
Presentation features Instructor notes on slides Slide minimization
CLASSROOM PRESENTERwww.cs.washington.edu
/education/dl/presenter Richard Anderson
www.conferenceXP.net Chris Moffatt [email protected]
ConferenceXP
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