Microsoft pushes new Tablet PC for Students
wired.com | at | by Mike
As their teacher lectures, they take notes with a stylus on a thin, clipboard-size computer. When their first paper is due, students retrieve it from their tablet computers and e-mail it to the teacher. After grading the paper, the teacher e-mails it back to the student and cc's the parents. Students today may not recognize this hypothetical classroom. Perhaps they don't want to. But if Microsoft has its way, this typical school day is inevitable, as early as this school year.
While Microsoft plans to target all consumers with the tablet, the company considers it ideal for school. "We really see it replacing the notebook computer," said Kelly Berschauer, the tablet PC product manager at Microsoft. "Just like you can't live without your computer mouse today, we think the digital pen will replace the mouse."