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DyKnow software fosters interaction through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay, and anywhere, anytime access. Instructors can use DyKnow to transmit content instantly to student screens for annotation and to limit distracting programs (i.e. instant messenger) with its powerful classroom management capabilities.

Teachers can create content in PowerPoint, then import that file into DyKnow. During a class session, the content is then displayed on the student's screen, where they can then either annotate directly on the slide, or add their own notes in a side-panel. Any annotations that the instructor makes during the session are automatically transmitted to the student's screen.

Interactivity is supported via Polling, Panel Collection, and Student Status. Polling allows students to respond to multiple choice questions, the instructor can quickly create a pie-chart to share the results. Panel Collection allows the instructor to collect student work during class for review, and the Student Status feature allows students to self-report their current level of understanding via a green / yellow / red analogy. This information is reported to the instructor as a pie chart for quick reference.

For additional information regarding DyKnow, please contact your Instructional Designer Liaison.



Click Here for additional information on DyKnow, available from previous ePirate blog posts, for previous ePirate DyKnow posts.




Handouts from Tuesday August 4, 2009

• DyKnow Agenda.pdf



• DyKnow Presentation



• DyKnow 52 Installation.pdf



• DyKnow Activity 1.pdf



• DyKnow Activity 2.pdf



• DyKnow Faculty Guide v5.1.pdf



• DyKnow Student Guide v5.1.pdf



• DyKnow Resources.pdf

Digital note taking and management reaches a new level! Microsoft OneNote 2007 allows for rapid content creation, organization, and distribution.

The Teaching, Learning & Technology Center, as part of the Fall Faculty Boot Camp, is offering two sessions on Microsoft OneNote 2007 - Wednesday September 17th from 9:00 - 10:30 and on Tuesday September 23rd from 9:00 - 10:30.

Please join us at one of these sessions as we discuss the many features of Microsoft OneNote 2007, including Digital Ink support for TabletPC users! We will also discuss potential methods for incorporating this technology into the classroom.

Handouts and Presentation material from the workshop are available for download:
Microsoft OneNote 2007:

• TLTC Bootcamp_OneNote Presentation.pdf


• TLTC Bootcamp_OneNote Handout.pdf


• OneNote 2007 Quick Reference Card (Custom Guides handout)


• Find your way around OneNote 2007 (Microsoft handout)


• Learn about the basics of using OneNote 2007 (Microsoft training)


• OneNote 2007 Tips and Tricks: Personal Usage and Collaboration (Microsoft video)

Pen Flicks are gestures you can make with your Tablet PC stylus (digital pen) to perform shortcuts for navigation and editing functions.

Video: Vista Gestures Pen Flicks InkShow


For additional information regarding Pen Flicks, please visit the Microsoft Vista Help website.

With Microsoft Journal, users can create hand-written notes, diagrams, and mathematical equations as they would with a traditional paper notepad.

Microsoft Journal will also allow you to digitally annotate any document on your Tablet PC by utilizing the Journal Note Writer Virtual Printer.

From any application, such as Acrobat Reader, select the Journal Note Writer from the list of available printers.

Students at DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana have produced the following video documenting some of the ways that Tablet PC's are being utilized to enhance teaching and learning.

One application that is highlighted in this video, DyKnow, is available at Seton Hall. For additional information, please contact your Instructional Designer.

Is your cursor inches away from your stylus when you write on your Tablet PC? If so, the answer could be to calibrate!

Calibrating your Tablet PC screen is a quick method to increase the accuracy of your stylus with the cursor.

From the Control Panel, select the Tablet and Pen Settings icon and then click on the Calibrate button.

Microsoft InkSeine is a prototype ink application from Microsoft Research that was released to the general public earlier this month.

Developed by a team at Microsoft Research, InkSeine is able to take unique advantage of the digital ink functionality of the TabletPC.

Video: InkSeine from Microsoft Research - The Official Video

At this time InkSeine is not an official Microsoft Project. The team that developed InkSeine is extremely interested in your feedback to help improve the software. Just email The InkSeine Team or discuss InkSeine in the GottaBeMobile forums, a great resource for all your Tablet PC needs.

Turn the chalkboard into a smartboard with the digital ink functionality of the TabletPC. Handwritten notes, diagrams, and mathematical equations can be developed prior to class or created on the fly. This material can then be distributed to students via Blackboard, and can be viewed by students using a traditional laptop or a TabletPC.

With Microsoft Journal, users can create hand-written notes, diagrams, and mathematical equations as they would with a traditional paper notepad.

Turn the chalkboard into a smartboard with the digital ink functionality of the TabletPC. Handwritten notes, diagrams, and mathematical equations can be developed prior to class or created on the fly. This material can then be distributed to students via Blackboard, and can be viewed by students using a traditional laptop or a TabletPC.

Incorporating the power of the TabletPC into your teaching can be quickly started by replace the series of blank overhead transparencies with a series of blank PowerPoint slides, and a clean digital blackboard is just a click away!

You can also annotate an existing Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on the fly, just be sure to give yourself space to write on the slide. The presentation can then be distributed to students for review either as a PowerPoint file or converted to a PDF format via Primo PDF Writer (available for free download).

For additional information, please contact your Instructional Designer Liaison or see the TabletPC Users Organization on Blackboard.