Currently alot of Universities, Schools and other Education institutions do deploy wireless technologies and implement applications that enable real time collaboration and online synchronization of work between teachers and students. However, what really makes Tablet PC's really attractive for the next generation learning, is the powerful innovative applications that are coming up which make extensive use of the capabilties of a Tablet PC, digital inking being a major one.
Some of the applications that Heulab develops for Tablet PC's, have the power of consolidating student's entire conventional study materials into one digital book And when I say all study materials I not only mean books, but also note books, pencil box and geomtery cases.
The inking facility of Tablet PC's together with Heulab's software, Fun with Construction for instance, allows students to do all their geomtery constructions in mathematics, graphing and mapping on the Tablet.
Further, with softwares like 'Mind Book' by Heulab, which is something like One Note by Microsoft, allows students the ability to not only take notes but also provides a rich preloaded library for each subjects to make notes and use as to their preference. And ofcourse the idea generation and mind mapping tools are capabilties you have to experience for yourself to fully appreciate their worth and realize their potential.
What I am basically trying to say is, even though schools may say that they are using the latest technologies and thus are following the modern styles of Education. Well.... guess what there is something more better, efficient and truly revolutionary already there for you to deploy!
When I think of the SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE, I get an image of students and their tablets, thats all! These single mobile devices have the power and capability to be transformed into everything that a student and teacher would need in the entire education process.
Apart from all the awesome things of this enabling better education standards, another cool thing is the fact that Tablet PCs are soo....Enivornment friendly!
I mean we as humans have always talked about saving the planet, conserving the nature and cutting less trees. Which means we have always talked about a paper free future. Well, the answer is here Tablet PCs!!!!