About Tablet PC
Updated: May 13, 2004
The Tablet PC is the next-generation mobile PC—a fully functional PC that runs Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition. Tablet PC's powerful, versatile, and mobile capabilities make it an ideal education PC. Students, teachers, and administrators can use the Tablet PC for all of their standard, Windows-based applications and more. Extremely lightweight and with long-lasting battery power, Tablet PCs give students and teachers the ability to use pen-based input in addition to the keyboard and mouse, so they can work when, how, and where they want.
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Tablet PC for Educators
Stay mobile in the classroom, office, or at home with instant access to the information you normally have on your desktop or laptop PC. The Tablet PC allows you to work as you choose, using digital ink and pen or keyboard and mouse. You can also:
| • | Grade papers by inserting comments in Microsoft Office XP documents or by annotating Windows Journal documents. |
| • | Share thoughts by connecting to a projector and turning Tablet PC into the ultimate whiteboard or chalkboard. With the downloadable Microsoft Office XP Pack for Tablet PC, you can annotate your Microsoft PowerPoint® 2002 slides during presentations. |
| • | Take notes using the Microsoft Windows Journal utility, or write down information and organize your thoughts using Microsoft OneNote 2003. |
| • | Remove the physical barriers of laptop or desktop PC screens in your classroom. By working in slate mode, you and your students maintain eye contact, and are free to move around the room to facilitate collaboration. |
Tablet PC for Students
With Tablet PC, you can integrate reading assignments, class notes, and other learning materials. You can also:
| • | Take notes, mark up Office XP documents in your handwriting, and search through handwritten notes to find key topics such as "assignments." |
| • | Collect and share Web sites for research to enhance learning. |
| • | Easily read documents and instructional content with Microsoft ClearType technology. The slate mode for Tablet PCs allows you to read documents in much the same way that you would a sheet of paper or a book. |
| • | Work with multimedia content. |
