Indiana school board: "Cursive writing optional"

[rah]

Thank you, I stand corrected. Most that have grown up will computers will not understand.

[Asher]

No idea why anyone would even take notes in cursive.

I live and die by OneNote at work.

It's especially helpful because in two clicks I can project my notes onto the interactive whiteboard in the room we're at, and someone else can handwrite notes on the board that goes into my notebook. I can then share the notebook via email or sharepoint, where changes made by anyone can be reflected in all editions in real time.

[Jon Miller]

OneNote was really good.

JM

[Dinner]

The problem with cursive is that they force you to write it legibly in school.

But it is so easy to write illegibly.

JM

I was told multiple times in grade school that I might have a brilliant future as a doctor because my cursive was so illegible. Fortunately, my 3rd grade teacher was from the old school method of teaching and forced me to improve and do it correctly.

[DaShi]

OneNote was really good.

JM

It's not good anymore?

[Fake Boris]

Which product?

The tablets are in development and in trial phases only.

Things like the quizing are available via other products.

http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Interactive+whiteboards+and+displays/SMART+Board+interactive+whiteboards/885ix+for+education
http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Response
The specific software-only iOS/blackberry quizzing system: http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Response/SMART+Response+VE
Classroom management software: http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Software/SMART+Sync

I'm like so surprised.

You ridicule me for not knowing that truly locked-down tablets exist, and then admit they're still in trial phase.

Thanks nevertheless.

[Fake Boris]

I wouldn't even have used it that long if I'd had a word processor. Notes were always taken in chicken scratch printing. Cursive writing is as useless as filosofy.

With the kind of job you have, I'd think the mere ability to thank/greet people with good-looking handwritten notes would be worth a few hours of practice.

[Asher]

I'm like so surprised.

You ridicule me for not knowing that truly locked-down tablets exist, and then admit they're still in trial phase.

Thanks nevertheless.

The lock-down software is readily available for PCs & Macs already, it's not something new.