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Training Outline
Several training sessions will be presented to the College of Education
faculty and teacher education faculty from the College of Math and Science
and the College of Arts, Media, and Design. The first training session
will focus on the basics functions of the Palm® handheld computer and will be given to the teacher education faculty directly involved with the grant.

Additional training sessions will be available for all other faculty beginning in November. If you are interested in receiving training please
contact the Center for Teaching Excellence, 974-5103, or click here.
Palm® Handheld Basics

Objectives

  • Understand place and benefits of handheld computers in the continuum of computer technology

  • Glimpse the capabilities of handheld computers for supporting teaching and learning

  • Learn the basic skills necessary to start using the built-in applications of a Palm® handheld computer

Challenges of the desktop computer

  • Cost

  • Size

  • Equity

  • Simplicity

Benefits of the handheld computer

  • Cost

  • Size

  • Equity

  • Simplicity

What hardware and software extend the power of your desktop computer?

  • Word processing - Palm keyboard, WordSmith, Thesaurus

  • Spreadsheet - Documents to Go, QuickSheet

  • Database - Filemaker Mobile, MobileDB

  • Drawing & Painting - TealPaint, Diddlebug, BugMe

  • Digital Photography - Palm Pix camera

  • Printing - TealPrint, PalmPrint, PrintBoy

  • Internet Connectivity - AvantGo

  • Calculators - ImagiMath, PowerOne

  • Scientific Probes - ImagiProbes

  • Stories, texts, authoring - eTales, PalmReader®, Palm® DropBook

  • Course Management - 4.0 Student

  • Assessment - Learner Profile, Grade Busters

Six+ ways to enter text

  • On-screen keyboard

  • Graffiti®

  • Synchronize

  • Infrared beaming

  • Wireless

  • External keyboard

Graffiti® writing Tips

  • Write large with sharp corners

  • Write with normal speed

  • Write with normal pressure

Setup

Digitizing

Memo Pad Preview

Address Book Preview

Practice "Manual" Beaming

Beaming Basics

Date Book Preview

Note Pad Preview

To Do Preview
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