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Just curious how many people know about the new tablet pc and if anyone is using or are planning on using the tablet computer for medical school. l just got my tablet computer and i can take notes in class by pen writing input , read medical books, wirelessly access the internet and email , and run any windows program , all in a computer the size of a legal pad and weighing only 3 pounds. Writing is with a special digitizer pen and the handwriting recognition converts your writing to text with surprising accuracy or you can leave your writing as "ink" Also, a built in microphone allows the recording of audio....which l find very useful for recording important sections of lectures to transcribe later. the screen is roughly the size of a normal piece of paper (10.1-12.1 inches). Notes can be taken using handwriting, audio, or text and saved for later use. the handwritten notes you take can then be searched corresponding to a specific topic or whatever you want to find. As more and more publishers decide to offer electronic versions of textbooks , shortly it would not be unreasonable to say that you have a whole four years curriculum of textbooks on your buiIt in tablet PC hard drive, with all the books being searchable for specific relevant topics of your choosing. The possibilities for medical education are endless.
l would like to start a discussion about this new technology, its benefits and uses to the medical student. How we can use this new tool best in the basic science years or in the clinical years as we transition to patient contact how the great portability of the tablet PC could be put to use on the hospital floor. Already I have seen great interest by physicians and hospitals about the tablet PC and the mobility and computing power it provides the clinician.
NOTE: all of the preceding text was written on my tablet pc using the pen, converted to text by the computer and sent into the text field with almost complete accuracy, as i sit on the couch with my legs propped up watching television, and no cords -wireless-amazing. 🙂
l would like to start a discussion about this new technology, its benefits and uses to the medical student. How we can use this new tool best in the basic science years or in the clinical years as we transition to patient contact how the great portability of the tablet PC could be put to use on the hospital floor. Already I have seen great interest by physicians and hospitals about the tablet PC and the mobility and computing power it provides the clinician.
NOTE: all of the preceding text was written on my tablet pc using the pen, converted to text by the computer and sent into the text field with almost complete accuracy, as i sit on the couch with my legs propped up watching television, and no cords -wireless-amazing. 🙂