tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180980652024-03-07T00:04:11.374-08:00The Classroom TabletA true blog of my experiences in using my tabletpc in my classroom: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I hope to keep this updated and not fall of the edge of the blogosphere!ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1157427512624759632006-09-04T20:37:00.000-07:002006-09-04T20:38:32.636-07:00I'm Ba-ack! What a great summer...and it's over all too soon. This is just a warning post to let those of you out there who actually look here once in a while know that there are postss in the works!-scottScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1145808017809433372006-04-23T08:47:00.000-07:002006-04-23T19:55:13.106-07:00I see that Bill Gates has the same dream that I do, namely that every student should have a Tablet PC / UMPC (tip of the hat to GottaBeMobile for catching the article in IfoWorld). If you click on the “small” picture of a MindManager map below, you’ll see that I’ve put more than a little thought into the matter. This ability to post a “web” map is a pretty nice feature of MindManager in ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1145336664251735182006-04-17T21:59:00.000-07:002006-04-19T20:09:59.380-07:00As a teacher with more than one classroom, I have to have everything I need on a cart. When I got my tablet (personal money) I managed to receive a small grant and I purchased a nice Mitsubishi XL5 projector and a cart. I quickly found that I needed a sound system (40 watt w/sub woofer…it rocks!). With the sound system, I found that I could use a dvd/vcr plaer and dispense with ever having to useScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1145243521102020362006-04-16T20:03:00.000-07:002006-04-16T20:12:01.140-07:00Long time no blog! I really should schedule these things ;-)The other day I had to make a presentation for a grant in front of a group of people who would be donating serious money (more than $10). Normally, I have no problem doing this. However, I have been suffering many sleepless nights (a cold or West Nile) and I wasn't as prepared as I like to be. Not only that, but the speakers who were to ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1142436281018023682006-03-15T06:55:00.000-08:002006-03-15T07:27:55.510-08:00Happy Wednesday! It's been a while -- it's looking like I'll be posting at least once a week with "maybe more often" on occasion...Anyway, I have a couple of new "broadcasts" for you: one on OneNote and one on Journal & PowerPoint. Surprisingly, I've managed to keep my usual chatty self limited to less than 10 minutes for each! I hope that you can understand me in spite of a rather severe cold ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1141666334451420842006-03-06T09:31:00.000-08:002006-03-06T10:42:50.133-08:00Well ...now I know why I've never made a flash movie using Camtasia before: you can't import it back into Camtasia. Oops. That means that I'll have to remake the MindManager movie in order to make it downloadable for offline use. Look for it -- and at least one other movie -- by the middle of this week. Sorry for the delay.-- after sleeping on it --For those of you who can't wait for the nice ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1141275777919644342006-03-01T20:51:00.000-08:002006-03-01T21:18:03.420-08:00Shay asked a good question about sizing of ink topics in MindManager:"I am just wondering, how do you increase the size of the ink input window when you write in a subject with your pen?"I cheat....In the Tools/options/tablet menu, you can set it up so that your input panel is large, while your finished map topic is reduced. I set mine to 70%... ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1140803116237245602006-02-24T09:27:00.000-08:002006-02-24T09:45:16.246-08:00As you can imagine by the long span between posts, things have been hectic at school lately. However, the rough first take of my first webcast, "How I use MindManager In My Classroom" is done and available for downloading (click here shockwave format, @27mb). Please let me know what you think! As "take one," it shows the basics of what I'm trying to get across to you -- it will be edited (and ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1139810472219060172006-02-12T21:54:00.000-08:002006-02-12T22:01:12.220-08:00The enemy of an updated blog is a sunny weekend after 35 days (10") of rain. For those who were at NCCE, the powerpoint and other files are now in the links section.I plan to add more files, links and demos of tablet programs as the weeks progress, so don't go away! (I'll get a lot done if we get snow this week).Thanks for being a good audience.ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1139557313726837802006-02-09T23:36:00.000-08:002006-02-09T23:41:53.733-08:00Friday, I get to talk about how I use my Tablet PC to teach! I'm already sleepless...Note that the links on this page are going to be constantly updated (and nested soon) as I update the site this weekend. I've included a few key links for now to hold you over (yes the powerpoint will show up Saturday)ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18098065.post-1139465559379923902006-02-08T21:58:00.000-08:002006-02-08T22:12:39.390-08:00The idea for this particular blog comes from my desire to no longer lurk (and occasionally contribute) on all the other tablet pc blogs out there. As a teacher, I find that there are many great tablet pc blogs out there (see the links), but I want to contribute my own voice now (and hear from others). It's all about ideas for the classroom in a less than perfect world (1-1 tablets!). I hope to ScottyGu3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06993698384186619588noreply@blogger.com0