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Who's Using Handhelds Carl
Sandburg High School
Orland Park, Illinois "PDAs provide the one-to-one ratio - one student to one electronic device - that is necessary for true technological innovation in education. School computer labs, even laptop computers, offer students only limited access. Students need to use technology just as you and I do, not just one hour a day," said Darrell Walery, Technology Director. Northstar
Middle School Students used the Palm®'s built-in software: address book, calculator, calendar and to-do list. Through Palm®'s infrared beaming technology, they were able to access their electronic assignment folders and share data with other students using the Palms®. The Kentucky Migrant Technology Project Using a collapsible, portable keyboard that opens up to about the size of a laptop computer's keyboard, migrant students can write short essays and homework assignments. The students then use the built-in infrared communications capability to beam their completed assignments to a teacher's PDA. Education Success Stories from Palm, Inc. A list of many K-12 schools who are using Palms® in the classroom and related articles about how they are using them. The site also lists some articles about universities who are integrating this technology. The Pittsburg Pebbles PDA Project With the coming wireless technologies, connecting hand-held computers and conventional computers together will no longer be an occasional event for synchronization. Instead, the devices will frequently be in close, interactive communication. Many environments, such as offices, meeting rooms and classrooms, already contain computers, and the smart homes of the future will have ubiquitous embedded computation. When the user enters one of these environments carrying a hand-held or wearable computer, how will that computer interact with the environment? The Pebbles project is exploring the many ways that small handheld Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) such as 3Com Palms® or Windows CE devices can serve as a useful adjunct to the "fixed" computers in those situations. For classrooms, they are investigating how the student's hand-helds can enhance testing and notetaking when they are connected to the instructor's PC. Read about what some educators are doing and get ideas for using handhelds in the classroom. |
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