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I went to a state engineering college that provided students with tablet-style laptops so that you could fold the screen down and jot notes+diagrams with a styl
by eduren 9y ago
I went to a state engineering college that provided students with tablet-style laptops so that you could fold the screen down and jot notes+diagrams with a stylus. It was really nice because some of the professors were flexible enough to accept tablet-written homework (one even required it as everybody had the requisite device).
I knew plenty of fellow students that eschewed paper notes during their time there.
- dyarosla 9y agoOut of curiosity, what laptop model and software combo?
- eduren 9y agoThe school has been purchasing laptops from the Fujitsu Lifebook T series for a few years now. They swapped out old models for each student after 4 years of use. Back when I attended, most people were on the Fujitsu Lifebook t901 I think, but looking at their IT site now, the latest models the school uses are http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/pc/tablets/lifebook-t726/ http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/pc/tablets/.... I loved those tablets, the stylus and screen digitizer felt top notch back when I used them. Software-wise, most students used OneNote for note taking/annotating text and a few professors required https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Journal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Journal for assignments. Not sure the preferred approach these days as Journal seems dead.
- discreditable 9y agoSpeaking for myself, in college (2008-2012) I used an HP EliteBook 2760p. It was a very solid device and I was able to completely eliminate carrying paper binders/folders by using that machine. The software I used for handwritten notes was Microsoft OneNote. It was even somewhat successful at translating my scrawl into text behind the scenes in order to make my handwritten notes completely searchable.