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Freecorder 3.0 is an easy-to-use audio recorder for your Windows based PC. Why is it special? * Records what you hear from your PC speakers. * Records from the microphone or line-in inputs on your PC. * Unique Sound Separation Technology eliminates background noises. * Easy-to-use Record, Stop and Pause functions. * See recordings happening with the cool Visualizer. * Saves recordings as MP3 or WAV files. * Supports all Windows versions, including Windows Vista. * Works with any sound card, even those that don't support recording. * No spyware, adware or viruses. * Easy to uninstall. * Includes a powerful Google-based search, radio player, and optional browser gadgets like weather, pop-up blocker, highlighter and more. * 100% FREE! Options may need to be adjusted to record both sides of Skype calls, and may not work with laptops or USB mics. Company offers older stand-alone recorder application which may work better with Skype.

Every couple of years, a hot new electronic device comes along that promises to transform education, if not life in general, and a few colleges give one to every new student. In the 90s, it was laptops. Three years ago, Duke University tried an iPod giveaway. And last month, Abilene Christian University announced that it would give every new student an iPhone (or an iPod Touch, which can connect to the Internet via a campus or other wireless network).

In this paper, we describe how Tablet PCs are being used at Georgia Tech Savannah (GTS) to improve student learning in a distributed classroom environment. The Tablet PC is an attractive technology for use in synchronous distributed learning environments because of its mobility, and its ability to not only serve as an effective note taking device but also as a high-resolution course content viewing device and a tool for interactive assessments. The research questions addressed here are: 1) "What impact does the Tablet PC have on student perceptions of their engagement in a distributed learning environment?" and 2) "Can the Tablet PC be used to improve student learning in a distributed learning environment?" In this project, the instructor and students were given a Tablet PC to use during the semester, and surveys were administered to evaluate student attitudes about the use of Tablet PC technology as a means of receiving, processing, and learning course material. The significance of this work is that it serves as a case study on the use of Tablet PCs as an effective technology for implementing established educational practices in distributed education environments.