To educators and researchers, the potential that animation holds for science teaching is enormous.

“We now have the hardware and software to build really beautiful instructional programs,” said Richard E. Mayer, a psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. “But we don’t have the research on how to build educationally effective programs.”

Constructed properly, they say, moving illustrations can engage and motivate students, make unseen worlds visible, and impart an intuitive feel for abstract concepts.

“I think it can really change the way science and engineering is taught,” said Robert F. Tinker, the president of the Concord Consortium Inc., a Concord, Mass.-based nonprofit organization that develops innovative, interactive applications of technology for science education.

Now, let's ask for software developers to build their programs for mobile PCs, especially Tablet PC and Ultra Mobile PC functions of Vista operating system. Yes, Teachers, ask them. Write and tell them what features you want their programs to offer you and your students. How else will they know what you want for your classroom and your lessons?

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