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The Tablet Program

Wes WilliamsInstructional Technology SpecialistEmail: wwilliams@chaminade.orgWebsite: www.williamseducation.comTwitter: @williamswes

The best source of information about the Chaminade one to one tablet PC program.

http://www.chaminade.org/MIS/1to1/start.htm

Susan Patrick, Computer Using Educators Conference 2010

“The future will demand people who can express themselves

effectively with images, animation, sound, and video… yet students are not learning

these skills in school.”

The tablet program at Chaminade is

preparing students for this future.

Create and edit images with Adobe Photoshop Elements

“The future will demand people who can express themselves effectively with images, animation, sound, and video…”

Create animation in Do Ink

“The future will demand people who can express themselves effectively with images, animation, sound, and video…”

Create podcasts with Adobe Soundbooth and upload them to Apple iTunes

“The future will demand people who can express themselves effectively with images, animation, sound, and video…”

Create movies with Adobe Premiere Elements and Windows Movie Maker

“The future will demand people who can express themselves effectively with images, animation, sound, and video…”

That is just the beginning

Virtual Field Trips in Google Earth

Create and edit websites and wikis using Google Sites and Blackboard. Analyze data in Excel or an

online database like Gap Minder

Create buildings and houses using Google Sketchup

Learn programming with Scratch

Microsoft OneNoteDyKnowBlackboard

The big three

Used to take notes on the tablet. Setup like a traditional school binder.

Microsoft OneNote

Research proven classroom management software.

DyKnow

DyKnow continued

A place on the web where teachers will store assignments, quizzes, class information, and much more.

Blackboard

Insert thumb drive Click Windows button Right click on “Documents” Select “Send To” and then “USB Drive”

One last thing- Backing Up

“We are preparing students for a world that is fundamentally different than that world we grew up in.”

Bill Daggett 2009 Model Schools Conference