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Textmapping is a graphic organizer technique that can be used to teach reading comprehension and writing skills, study skills, and course content.\nThis could be especially useful in a tablet program where learners can easily mark text electronically.

MagicScore School 5 is specialized notation software for music aficionados, students, teachers, schools and colleges. The program offers people interested in music a variety of notation options ? input, editing, printing, correctness check and much more. MagicScore School 5, as the name implies, has been specially created for folks who are learning music, but professional musicians can use it as well. Notes can be entered manually, copied from another source, added through the virtual piano, MIDI keyboard or synthesizer. If there is something incorrect with the notes, MagicScore School 5 will alert the user right away. If necessary, that person can easily add or delete notes manually as well as perform other editing operations, like transposing separated notes or selected blocks of notes. MagicScore School 5 is also capable of reading notes from MIDI and Karaoke files, as well as recording MIDI and Karaoke files. The player module is capable of playing notes for the selected instruments or the entire orchestra. Volume, balance and effects can be adjusted individually for each score instrument. Another handy feature MagicScore School 5 comes with is the notes printing option (including MIDI files) with preview. The program is also capable of printing blank staff notation sheets. The program also supports Music XML format. The program supports multiple languages.

A Tablet PC is a unique type of computer that allows the user to "ink" his or her input - words, sketches, diagrams and even math and science notations - and have them saved digitally. It can offer teachers new solutions for teaching and engage students so they are excited about coming to class - or doing fieldwork - and learning. The key to innovation is in their flexibility and mobility. This eBook provides information about them and classroom examples that show how they are taking educational computing far beyond the capabilities of the conventional notebook and where they are making a difference in teaching and learning. We hope you will enjoy reading about this exciting new technology.

If you speak or teach a language other than English and use OneNote, read this.

Keyboard shortcuts are by far and away the best way to a) speed up your work flow and b) prevent RSI. The single worst thing you can do, as far as your wrist and elbow is concerned, is move your hand to the mouse. The best thing you can do is read this list of shortcuts and be amazed at what you can do with just a couple of keystrokes.

Those one to one schools that have failed have many practices that seem to align closely with Michael's list of worst practices.  You can read the list of the ten worst practices below, along with some of my own commentary under each item.

HP is trying to get a piece of the Tablet computer pie, and this half-size tablet with beautiful design may just do it; only available in South Korea now;D

Sample screen shots of activities done in class with corresponding tools