Guide for Tablet PCs in Education
Microsoft has posted a 64-page guide on the use of tablet PCs in education at www.microsoft.com/education/?id=edguidetabletpc. Sales of tablets have so far been very low, in part because they are priced higher than comparable laptops. (This is due both to the extra cost of things like touch screens and Microsoft charging more for the Tablet PC operating system than for standard Windows XP.) However, once you use one, the appeal of the tablet form factor becomes very obvious. Forget handwriting recognition, though - the nice thing about taking notes on the tablet is that it is in your own handwriting, complete with your diagrams and doodles. Plain text can’t compete!