Though reasonable excuses for not having wireless, most of what you
mentioned can be addressed with self control.

One of the benefits of a formalized education system is the ability to
exchange ideas with others. Having the ability to use chats or forums to
discuss and debate with others about what has been discussed in class is a
real bonus.

John... Visio MVP

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"snarfix christopehr griswold" <snarfix christopehr
griswold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> A low-priced Tablet PC with limited function could serve as a very
important tool in learning. Imagine a student consilidating all of his or
her textbooks into a single unit, instead of lugging around big books which
they don't really want to read. When the unit powers on, it brings up a menu
program with a list of textbooks to access. The texbooks would be sold on cd
rom or dvd, and implanted into the menu as modules. Also accessible would be
a standard, engrained word processor and a virtual notebook, organized by
subject. Other software modules might include games, and a graphing
calculator for advanced math students.
> Hardware would include a hard drive of ample size, USB ports for printers
and mice, or perhaps even a scanner. Of course the writing and pointing
would be accomplished with a stylus. No internet access will be included,
because it would ditract the students with MP3's, pornography, and chat.
They can buy their own computer for that stuff.
> Advantages to the digital format are text searches, "writing on the page",
less materials in class, and graphical animations.
> I think that is the solution to an advanced education. Those textbooks we
currently have are too expensive, overwhelming, and too hard to carry
around.
> So, industry leaders, please make the tablet pc available to everyone in a
learning environment.
> Christopher Griswold
> Racine, WI
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