A Newbie Has Cometh: Let there be Digital Ink
byThanks for the warm welcome everyone. Thanks STPC fraternity for taking me in. I hope there isn’t some crazy pledge ritual still waiting to be endured; being a tech geek extraordinaire should be enough.
So my name is Frank and digital ink is great. That’s an opinion coming from a student deeply involved in technology that will aid in not only learning but retaining what has been learned.
A history entailing myself and a tablet PC started when I first decided to purchase a Motion Computing M1200 way back on December of 2002. This technology that revolves around being able to write with digital ink or simply do away with a physical keyboard attached to a computer has certainly progressed since then. I’ve tried to keep current with the technology, yet when it seems I have the latest and greatest hardware or software—Wham!—something comes out that is far superior. Trying to keep up with what is new (geek syndrome) served to create a good sized knowledge bank of what works for me as a student in higher education.
The experience with digital ink that I have runs through a long list of tablet PC hardware. Depending on the subject Lenovo’s X41 and Motion Computing’s M1400VA perform great for me during lecture; Toshiba’s R25 rests calmly at home as a desktop replacement. As for software OneNote is the beloved note writing application; unfortunately, it’s not the only one that I use.
Currently this tablet PC dude lives in La Verne, California and attends a friendly campus, California State University of San Bernardino. It’s definitely not Harvard but it’s an education hub that has served as a valuable institution since departing from the life of an active duty U.S. Marine. I’m majoring in Mathematics while simultaneously fine tuning how to teach the subject. Using a tablet PC in higher education has made an impact on everything from the lecture notes I write to where I’m able to sit down and study—it’s almost unexplainable. Well, it’s really not all that unexplainable, so count on my best attempt to layout a description pertaining to the fruitful and synergistic combination of education alongside the mighty digitizer.
Without a doubt I’m ready to share what I know and learn what is still foreign to me when it comes to using a computer with “Tablet PC functionality: Available.” Let’s make it a learning experience.
He sings: I looove tech-nolo-gy…but not as much as thee. But I still looove tech-nolo-gy…always and forever.
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Welcome aboard, and thanks for your service in the Marines, too!
April 23rd, 2007 at 4:35 amI’d like to read things that are specific to mathematics, being a math person myself. I am definitely interested in how these things works for you in math classes and in preparation of homework and such.
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:18 amDid I not mention it was a sorority?
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 amGoodThings2Life, your “welcome aboard” made me recall stepping aboard a U.S. Navy ship. That was not so great, but I’d be a Marine for the first time all over again any day. Thanks.
Michael, I’m horrible at grasping new concepts in math, yet finding a method to learning individual pieces of a concept before seeing the entire picture is something I’m good at.
I know, that might seem strange, yet it’s what has made me so resourceful when it comes to learning something new. If the professor can’t teach it well enough for me to learn then I’m all over a book store or on the internet doing some sort of research until a concept becomes clear to me.
I’ll definitely make it a point to post with a little biased on the math end.
Tracy…behave:0
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:24 amFrank, welcome to the site, I look forward to having more writers on the site, As for telling Tracy to behave, good luck, I have been telling her that for years to no avail. LOL Also, I too would like to thank you for your service as a Marine, they are near and dear to my heart as one of my dear friend’s son’s is a Marine. Tracy’s mom
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:48 amOh my gosh, talk about being embarassed. You’re the last person I’d even remotely think would respond to a post of mine Mrs. Hooten. I’m glad your presence on blog is not far though. Now I know Senorita Hooten is around just in case Tracy begins to really believe this is a sorority. It’s good to know momma is right around the shiopping mall and ready to ground Tracy for thinking otherwise…:).
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:20 amHello Frank. I’d like to say that I am also a mathematician in training and would be very interested in how other people use their TPC in math classes.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:07 pmRight on great one. My first post will be on creating a type of flash card you’ve yet to probably see. It’s a method I find useful especially when studying for upper level math courses. I guess one can use such a method in class while waiting for the professor to pop in.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:49 pmFrank, I am around because I love checking out the posts and seeing what is going on. Tracy bought me my first tablet about two years ago and I started reading the posts so I could learn more about the tablets. I talk tablets up every chance I get, I think they are a great learning tool for everyone not just college students. I hope you were just kidding about being embaarrased, I am looking forword to see who wins in the banter over whether it is a soroity or fraternity LOL Tracy has her work cut out for her from the sounds of her new writers.
April 23rd, 2007 at 3:38 pm