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Of Section 508 standards and ensuring that the full benefits of technology are available to all people, including people with disabilities. These enhancements reflect Microsoft's ongoing efforts to partner with government and technology industry leaders in increasing adoption NET and Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today marked the second anniversary of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act by announcing new accessibility improvements in the upcoming release of Microsoft(R) Office System products as well as in recent releases of Microsoft Visual Studio(R). I had fun experimenting with the apps and none of them were difficult to learn." (Source:Jessica Corbin, The Screen Savers - TechTV)Īt Two-Year Anniversary of Section 508, Microsoft Introduces New Accessibility Features in Signature Products Applications such as the FranklinCovey Planner, a digital magazine, and games are streamlined and easy to use. The Litepad comes with Windows XP, some pretty fancy software, good tutorials that orient you with pen-based programming, and journal and speech functions. Once I had finally removed every part from the box and turned on the tablet, I was jazzed - for a moment. I don't like toting around various parts and (I hate to compare) all I had to carry around with the PowerBook was the mainframe and the battery cord. I needed to connect each piece to get full use of this PC. When I opened the box I was surprised to find a number of little boxes and wires. When Leo handed me the Litepad's screen, I thought, "How simple, how light, how easy it's going to be to travel and compute on the go with this thing!" What you and I didn't see at the time were the other 12 parts that come with the screen. Could this device stand up to the rigorous "practicality" standards of The Corbin Report? I couldn't wait to explore the Litepad inside and out. And I'd just come off a wonderful two-week excursion into the 12-inch PowerBook, so I was excited by the novelty of using something different. But I'm a Palm user, so I'm used to pen-based programming. "When Leo handed me the NEC Versa Litepad on the show, I didn't know much about tablet PCs. Wintermantel, The San Angelo Standard-Times) Tablets are advantageous at the elementary level because learning to write is more important than learning to type, Evans said." (Source:Gretchen M. ''If you go anywhere between here and Europe, I'm going to know about it, and I know exactly where you are, and the authorities will come and tell you to bring back SAISD's Tablet PC.''
The SAISD is set to participate in a case study with the technology provider CDW-G in the fall.Įvans said software exists to track tablets and function essentially like a car alarm.
He says risk management far outweighs the cost.Įvans identified risk factors - such as older siblings taking the PCs with them to college.
San Angelo Independent School District technology director Cameron Evans wants the district to buy into the Tablet PC idea.
Tablet PCs (personal computers) are wireless notebooks with endless sheets of paper, where handwriting is the principle means of expression. "Editor's note: The following is part three of a four-part series on technology for San Angelo's public schools.