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We are currently looking for schools to Pilot Test!!! If your district is interested, e-mail guna [at] cs [dot] cmu [dot] edu. 

The Tablet PC Math System brings about a new era in educational instruction by utilizing technology. The Tablet Math System is a suite of applications, consisting of a thin client for use on tablet pcs and a web interface. The system allows students to write directly on a tablet pc to solve various types of simple mathematics problems. It also allows students to create scratch work for harder problems (ie..long division). The students can have exercises assigned to them by their teacher, or practice on their own. The teachers interact with the system through a web-based interface. Through this interface, teachers can monitor student and class performance, assign exercises and manage their class. Teachers can also view class results in real-time, and view individual scratch work of students filtered by various criterias.

The Tablet PC Math System was developed at Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) to provide a pen-based smart environment for doing simple mathematics problems. Originally developed in early 2006 as an information systems project, Tablet Math system has evolved into a product that is used by schools in Pennsylvania. Tablet Math system concept also has lead to developing a platform that combines gaming and math in education. These studies are carried out by students at Computer Science Department and Human Computer Interaction institute at CMU. The broader research on the applications of pen-based computing, and expanding these ideas is being carried on by Professor Ananda Gunawardena.

Original Development Team: Dan Petty, David Stern, Henry Shin, Amanda Bradford, E.Ho.Kim, Yerlan Burkitbayev, Charmaine Chen
Further Development: Daniel Petty, David Stern, Henry Shin
Middle East Development and Marketing: Amer Obeidah
Special Thanks to: Professors Kevin Stolarick and Robert Siegler of Carnegie Mellon University