Academy123 is a novel approach to the use of the Tablet PC and student learning. Using the Tablet PC, speech recognition, and handwriting, the student is shown how to solve an Algebra I problem.
"Using Tablet PC's, Academy123 is pre-recording voice and handwriting solutions to every problem in every major Algebra I textbook, offering homework help for middle school and high school students. You can actually hear a teachers voice and see the handwriting ink strokes (like an invisible teacher) for each and every problem in the textbook.
Our teachers record content anywhere in the world, from home, at their convenience, using a Tablet PC, an Internet connection, and our homegrown software. Our recording involves no formal pre-production or post-production - teachers record content as quickly as they can explain it. The resulting content is very human and personable - unlike anything that we have seen on the web, and can be created at a rate faster than it takes to write an e-mail!
The Tablet PC was specifically chosen because it reduces the disparity between the screen and the writing surface (they are effectively one and the same), making the recording process as simple as possible for our teachers. This is in contrast with other handwriting-input tools on the market, such as Graphics Tablets, Anoto pens, and others.
09-17-2004, 06:47 AM
