Tulsa Catholic school students test tablet computers in pilot program

Published: 2007-01-22

TULSA, Okla. (CNS) -- Paper and pens may soon be a thing of the past for students at Benedictine-run Monte Cassino School, a Catholic elementary school in Tulsa that is conducting a pilot project incorporating tablet computers in classrooms. In July 2006, the school's third-grade teacher, Vikki Calvert, attended a National Educators Computing Convention, where she learned about tablet computers and how they can enhance classroom learning. The convention drew more than 17,000 other participants and was the largest gathering in the country for educational technology. She shared her findings with Benedictine Sister Mary Clare Buthod, the school's director, who immediately got on board. "I saw such promise in the program and how it could help organizationally challenged students to succeed," Sister Mary Clare said. A tablet computer is a notebook or slate-shaped portable computer. The user can operate it by touching the screen with a stylus or a fingertip, instead of using a keyboard or mouse.

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