Moodle, Tablet PCs, and Atomic Models

by Robert W. Heiny

Layne describes how he uses Moodle, Tablet PCs and Atomic Models during a lesson. He required students to use Ink to respond to a problem set about atomic models. With Ink, he knows the student responded rather than just copy-pasting from another… Full Details

Kurzweil Proposes an Entrepreneurial Peace Fund

by Robert W. Heiny

Teachers of science and others who follow rapid development of technologies will find the recent comments of Ray Kurzweil insightful. He gave speeches and served on panels. His comments provide informed glimpses into future developments likely to… Full Details

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010

by Robert W. Heiny

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) will be held May 9 – 14, 2010, in San Jose, California. ISEF offers documents of previous winning projects, tips, and guidelines for students and teachers seeking to compete in this… Full Details

Intel Science Talent Search 2010

by Robert W. Heiny

The Intel Science Talent Search 2010 Rules and Official Entry Form (PDF) are now available. It provides information about the Intel Science Talent Search and how to apply. This document has been updated for 2010, so teachers and supervising… Full Details

Society for Science and the Public Call for Fellow 2010 Applications

by Robert W. Heiny

Society for Science & the Public (SSP), with support from Intel, calls for applications for its 2010 Fellows Program. Online applications opens November 16, 2009. Fellows may serve for up to four years. The goal is to enable Fellows to guide… Full Details

Aaron Patzer Tells a Gen Y View of Competition

by Robert W. Heiny

Jessica Stillman reports that at age 25, Araron Patzer sold his start-up business mint.com for $170 million to Intuit. He shares his views about how Gen Y entrepreneurs face competition from established decision makers: I wanted a personal-finance… Full Details

Paul, Ed, and Leo show on Windows 7 Touch

by Loren Heiny

Listening to the Paul Thurrott show with Ed Bott and Leo LaPorte. Touch just got a quick mention. What was said? Touch makes sense on a Tablet PC or Media PC according to Ed Bott and Paul Thurrott. Though Ed Bott in particular is waiting for the… Full Details

Moodle, Tablet PCs, and Atomic Models

by Layne Heiny

The other day I wrote about the digital academy students learning to use Tablet PCs in the classroom. Today, I wanted to quickly share a victory for learning. Students in the digital academy started to download chemistry problem sets and complete… Full Details

5 Life-Improving Technologies

by Robert W. Heiny

Did you read Layne’s post about 5 Life-Improving Technologies? I found it worthwhile, because I haven’t thought of Tablets, iPhones, printers, etc. as “improving” my life. I still hold a mental image of how a new Bendix front load tumble washing… Full Details

Tablet PCs: Students Sound Off

by Robert W. Heiny

Layne at Technology Questions describes his first days as teacher showing his chemistry students how to use Tablet PCs to learn chemistry. It’s a great read for anyone wondering how Tablets work in public schools with “at risk” students. “Thanks to… Full Details

Charlie Rose Brain Series

by Robert W. Heiny

Charlie Rose has started a series of interviews with noted scientists about the brain. A pertinent set of videos for the mass market about brain functioning. It’s simple to follow, with memorable examples. For personal reasons, I appreciated James… Full Details

Learning with Tablet PCs – A Glossary 2.0.1

by Robert W. Heiny

PrefaceThis glossary includes descriptions that address the question, “What do people do to learn?” It gives priority to describing behavior patterns of people as they learn, sometimes with Tablet and other mobile PCs in and out of schools. These… Full Details

NYC Tablet PC Users Increase Academic Performance

by Robert W. Heiny

A guest post from HP: The HP Innovations in Education grant program has seen some impression improvements in learning following the use of Tablet PCs. Over the past six years, numerous New York City schools have received HP grants, including… Full Details

Professors Teach Economics with Tablet PCs

by Robert W. Heiny

Two University of the Pacific economics professors continue using Tablet PCs during lectures and assessment of students academic performance. I understand that they appreciate the ease with which they can store and retrieve lecture notes and… Full Details

Assessing Effectiveness of Tablet PC based Instruction

by Robert W. Heiny

Another source of empirical evidence that Tablet PC instruction is effective: C. P. Mathews and R. Khoie, “Assessing the Effectiveness of Tablet PC-based Instruction,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southwest… Full Details

WEEKLY ROUNDUP: OCTOBER 26 – NOVEMBER 1

by Layne Heiny

Technology Questions published 11 stories this week, ranging from topics about vBulletin to the Apple Tablet nomenclature. Apple Tablet versus Apple Tablet PC WordPress for iPhone 2 5 Life-Improving Technologies Join the Windows 7… Full Details

Glossary – Learning with Tablet PCs 2.0

by Robert W. Heiny

This glossary gives priority to terms that describe behavior of people as they learn, including with Tablet and other mobile PCs. It updates earlier glossary notes. It increases the number of terms and refines definitions, expecially those related… Full Details

WordPress for iPhone 2

by Layne Heiny

I can think of nothing more sad than sitting alone in a room and blogging as if the friends on your social network were coming over soon and ready to party. But this appears to be the case for some antisocial bloggers who are looking for… Full Details

5 Life-Improving Technologies

by Layne Heiny

Quick. Name 5 technologies you’ve purchased over the past 5 years that improved your life. Yeah, I struggled, too. I purchase tons of technology every year but adding the condition that my life was improved – well – now the list narrows. Here… Full Details

Join the Windows 7 support request for Dell XT Tablet PC

by Loren Heiny

It’s only been a year and a half and the Dell XT is already considered “legacy.” @RobBushway has created a petition over on Dell’s IdeaStorm website to stop this nonsense. Related posts:Dell Tablet PC rumorsDell study on… Full Details

aLEAP and Monetized Learning

by Robert W. Heiny

State minimum academic performance standards provide a useful step toward monetizing learning. Teachers have opposed these two indices of public school learning. I have opposed them also, partly because they limit convenient instructional… Full Details

vBulletin’s visceral price structure angers clients

by Layne Heiny

For years vBulletin has been a growing community because the forum software was inexpensive, easy to install, focused on creating great forum experiences for members right after the installation, and because a community of developers added to the… Full Details

HP Pavilion dv3 with multi-touch

by Loren Heiny

Engadget has taken an HP Pavilion dv3 with Windows 7 multi-touch for a spin. Check it out here. Related posts:Albatron to release multi-touch monitorMulti-touch display technology on display at ComputexA couple more things to ponder about… Full Details

Patrick Carman Advises Novice Writers

by Robert W. Heiny

“Read a thousand books to find your voice. Tell stories. Carry a journal. Use it “not as a place to go to work, but as a place to have a good time.” This was advice from best-selling author Patrick Carman when he talked with TFK (Time for Kids) Kid… Full Details

Maine First with Personal Access to Learning Technology

by Robert W. Heiny

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative made Maine the first state (in 2002) to use technology to transform teaching and learning in classrooms statewide; first with a plan to equip all students and teachers in grades 7 to 12 with personal learning… Full Details

Moodle: Helping Students Succeed

by Layne Heiny

I love Moodle. Every teacher trying to provide an out of the classroom experience for students should look into the product. But the truth is that I didn’t love Moodle two weeks ago. This is because I had forgotten about it; I didn’t love it. I… Full Details

Apple Tablet versus Apple Tablet PC

by Layne Heiny

I love words. Words help us understand. Words allow us to express our views. Words let us describe our intentions. Words, though, can also mislead. And misleading consumers is what some people in the industry must avoid. Years ago, I was a… Full Details

Weekly Roundup: October 19 – October 25

by Layne Heiny

Here are some of the stories published on Technology Questions since making the move over to WordPress. Apple multi-touch hits the spot B&N Nook looking good A Test of School Leadership Raindrop: Open Source to the Rescue Tablet PCs:… Full Details

Raindrop: Open Source to the Rescue

by Layne Heiny

Scott from Webmonkey provides a nice overview of Raindrop and so there is no reason for me to repeat what he has so eloquently stated. However, I wanted to pass along this video and emphasize that you should watch this carefully. You’ll find… Full Details

Michael Gartenberg on Windows 7 Touch

by Loren Heiny

What does research analyst Michael Gartenberg think of Windows 7’s touch? In Engadget yesterday he says: “First, you need a touch-enabled PC, which you probably don’t have. Even then, the native touch features just aren’t… Full Details

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