Tablets and Tegrity

Tablets and Tegrity
The room is packed, they had to bring in extra chairs.

The presenter teaches Chemistry, frequently at 8am. His reasons for using Tegrity are typical
-Commuter campus, classes often cancelled with late starts in the winter
-Students had very, very different skill sets coming into the class
-Lots of existing videos, but he wants tudents to see how he does it.

He recommends
-Tablet pc
-Wacom bamboo
-IPad and stylus (he uses a Wacom stylus)

tips to remember
-Important to have a script
Have a quiet location for recording
-Use a wired mic, not the one on the tablet PC for higher quality and sound consistency
Intermixed PowerPoint and writing the problems out - the mix works well for students

He connects his iPad to his computer, does the slide show and writing on the iPad, recording on the desktop computer in the classroom.

iPad roadmap
Create content ( PowerPoint)
Export in iPad friendly format . He puts his PowerPoint file into a PDF . He manages animations using ppsplit. - an add on that breaks out the animations into separate slides. Downside - files get very big
get content on the iPad - use Dropbox. Has an iPad app. Also recommends Goodreader app - he says it is better than the Dropbox app and it syncs effortlessly with Dropbox. Good reader is really good at marking up documents.
annotate the content during the lecture - how can you doodle on the screen - use the Airsketch app. Airsketch will take what is on the iPad and puts it in a browsers window, so does not require an install on the desktop. Get the paid version ($10) to have it read PDF . Requires a browser with HTML 5 (anything but Internet Explorer). iPad and lectern must be on the same network,

He notes that using the iPad in this way allows student interaction - he draws it and then can hand the iPad to the student hand have them do it. Allows him to wander around the class or sit down with the students

Full presentation at
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