Results from the former Tablet-Based Computing initiative

Tablet PC and pen technologies are changing the way students and teachers interact. Curriculum development projects funded by Microsoft External Research continue to explore the potential of tablet-based technologies to advance classroom instruction.

Projects

• Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computer
  Joint project with Microsoft Research, the Microsoft Tablet PC Product Group, and the Brown Computer Graphics Group at Brown University
• "Tablet-Based Computing" Project Awards 
  In the Education and Scholarly Communication past projects

Research Tools and Services

• From Tablet PC research collaborators:
  • Symbol Recognition Datasets
    From the Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing
  • University of Washington Classroom Presenter (wireless classroom collaboration)
  • University of Washington/Microsoft Research Tablet Workshop Presentations
• From Microsoft and Microsoft Research:
  • ConferenceXP (wireless classroom platform from Microsoft Research)
  • Education Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
  • Mobile Ink To-Do Starter Kit
  • Silverlight Ink SDK Sample
  • Tablet PC Development Guide on MSDN

Publications

• Report on the 2007 Invited Workshop on Pen-Centric Computing
• Pen-Centric Computing Wiki
• Publications from the Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing
• Silverlight and Ink
• Tablet PC and Computing Curriculum Whitepaper
• Tablet Computing Resources on Microsoft Academic Resource Center

Education and Scholarly Communication Topics

• Education home
• Gaming
• Robotics
• Tablet Computing
• Education Papers and Presentations 
• Case Studies

More Resources

• Silverlight Tools for Visual Solutions
• Microsoft Faculty Connection
• MSDN Academic Alliance