Educational Technologies from CMU

Ananda Gunawardena

School of Computer Science

Carnegie Mellon University

Outline• Learn a bit about tablet PC’s

– Vendors, cost• Hands on activities

– Tablet as a classroom presentation tool• Journal, Classroom presenter• Archiving the notes

– Reading Comprehension• Adaptive Book

– Tablet Math• Setup and activities

• Grants– HP Technology for Teaching– PA State Grants

Today’s Market: New Slates

Sahara i213

12.1”, 1.6GHz Centrino

Motion

Computing

Tatung TTAB

10.4”, 1 GHz ULV

Tatung B12D

12.1” 1.2 GHz Centrino

Fujitsu 5000

10.4/12.1, Indoor/Outdoor

1.1 GHz ULV

NECVersaPro, 10.4”, 1.1 GHz

LE 1600

LS 800

Today’s Market: New Convertibles

Acer

C1xx

C300

C250

Averatec C3500AMD 2200+

12.1”, DVD

Electrovaya1.4 GHz Centrino

12.1”, Biometrics

Scribbler SC-2200

Gateway M275

14.1”, DVD

1.8 GHz Pentium-M

SHARPActius TN10W12.1”, 1.1 GHz

ToshibaM200, 12.1” SXGA+

2 GHz Pentium-M

ViewSonic

12.1”, 1 GHz

Fujitsu

T4000

IBM ThinkPad x41

HP tc4200

Today’s Market: New Hybrids & Ruggeds

HP Compaq TC1100ULV Celeron or Pentium

10.4”, 1.1 GHz

Walkabout Hammerhead

10.4”, 4.5 lbs

933 MHz P-III M

HybridRuggedized

Itronix8.4”, 933 MHz ULV

Xplore iX10410.4” 1.1 GHz ULV

A Concept Tablet for Kids

• Low power– (7W)

• 8.4” display

• Tethered pen

• Rugged

Today’s Market: Forecasts

• Mobile Market Projections (IDC)

Ultra-Portable1 or 2 spindle,10-12” screen, 2-4 lbs.

Ultra-Mobile0 to 1 spindle, 5-8” screen, < 2 0 to 1 spindle, 5-8” screen, < 2

lbs. lbs.

Thin & Light2 spindle, 14-15” screen, 4-7 lbs.2 spindle, 14-15” screen, 4-7 lbs.

Transportable2 & 3 spindle, 14-17” screen, 7-12 lbs.2 & 3 spindle, 14-17” screen, 7-12 lbs.

0%0%

8%8%

30%30%

2004Market share

63%63%

1%1%

17%17%

19%19%

2006Market share

63%63%

3%3%

31%31%

10%10%

2008Market share

56%56%

Consumers, Mobile ProfessionalsCY08 Market: 2.5M, CAGR (04-08): 40%

Mobile Professionals,Information WorkersCY08 Market: 28.4M, CAGR (04-08): 51.4%,

Information Workers,Consumers CY08 Market: 51M, CAGR (04-08): 22%

Information Workers,ConsumersCY08 Market: 8.9M, CAGR (04-08): -11%

Why Tablet PCs are Cool!!!

• Writing is better than typing when explaining ideas.

• Tablets are like “Smart Paper”

• Sketch your idea. See it come to life

• Tablets allow us to save our handwritten work for future access– for us– for students

Tablet PC for instructor• Windows Journal

– Convert “any” document to a journal document

– Annotate – lot better than powerpoint and smart board

– Save annotated notes as a pdf

• Classroom Presenter– Conduct an interactive classroom– Receive students handwritten responses– Critique in real time

Tablet PC for Students• Make learning fun

• Tablet Math Whiz System– A web application where teachers can

manage classroom• Set up exercises, goal, math facts• Automated grading of students handwritten work• Look the scratch work of the students to see what

they are not getting• Reduces/eliminates grading time. Focus on

teaching

Tablet Math WhizSmart client – web server Model

Correct problems

Incorrect problems

Set up class

Assess student learning

Measuring Reading Comprehension

• A “smart” program developed at CMU

• Works with any platform (tablets not necessary)

• All we need is digital content ported into Adaptive Book

• See Brochure

Process• Teacher creates a reading exercise• Teacher creates

– an “expert” markup– Load into the Markup analysis tool

• Student are assigned the reading exercise– Students creates a “markup” of the content– Markups are saved and submitted to the

online markup analysis tool – Students gets a “grade” and feedback– Interactively “improve” the markup

Benefits• Finally there is a reading program to measure

what students read• System is engaging and interactive• It is like a game – how close can I get to my

teachers thinking• Marking up content is not random – students

really have to think about it• No grading for the teacher – students keep

reading until they can get a “satisfactory” score

Grants• HP Technology for Teaching Grant

• Basic Grants– Provide upto 5 Tablet PC’s and other

equipment

• Leadership Grants– More equipment for students

• http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/k12_main.html

Conclusion• CMU is interested in doing pilot projects with

– School Districts– After School Programs– Cyber Schools– Administrators/Teachers

• Goal is to reduce the workload for the teacher (grading etc) and increase the technology effectiveness

• Contact: guna@cs.cmu.edu (412)268-1559