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HANDHELDS IN THE CLASSROOM
GENERAL INFORMATION, RESOURCES & ARTICLES
Handheld
Computing in Education
Handhelds
in Schools: Developed
by the Office of Internet Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Provides a resource for online ideas, help and software.
ISTE
Publication: Palm Handheld Computers—A Complete Resource for Classroom
Teachers
Kathy
Schrock's Guide to Digital Gadgets
Learning
in Hand: Mr. Vincent's 5th Grade (Don't miss this site!)
Mobile
Technology: Resources from Berrien County School District
Palm
Success Stories in K-12 Education: Read first-hand accounts of
how schools have successfully implemented Palm handhelds.
pdaED:
This site is designed for educators and offers general information
about various handheld devices and extensions, articles, how to guides
on downloading and installing software, and a discussion area with lesson
plan ideas contributed by K-12 teachers.
PDA
Resources from the Southern Oregon Education Service District
A P P L I C A T
I O N S&
S
O F T W A R E
4.0Student:
coursework, class information, and grade tracking software for
Palm OS devices.
AvantGo:
download web content onto your heldheld
Education
Applications for handhelds
GradePoint
v2.0: keeps track of all of your homework and tests, including
the classes they were assigned in, their due dates, what you have left
to study for, etc. Download
this freeware application at freewarepalm.com.
Handy
Sheets by Hi-CE: A worksheet, survey, or observation form is created
by the teacher online. Students synchronize their handhelds, automatically
obtain the worksheet, fill it out, and sync again to return it to the
teacher.
Hi-CE
Palm Pages: The applications formerly found as free downloads
at the Hi-Ce page (Pico Map, Sketchy, FreeWrite, FlingIt) are now part
of application suite from GoKnow
called the Handheld Learning Environment. Click
here for product & pricing information.
| Cooties | A virus-transfer simulation program designed for use on Palm OS devices. |
| Pic O Map | Allows
kids to create, share, and explore concept maps. [Read a Review] |
| Sketchy | Animation
tool featuring geometric objects, many pen options, and an easy-to-use
interface. [Read
a Review] |
| Fling It | Takes
any web page and sends it to your handheld to be viewed at any time
without being connected to the internet. [Read
a Review] |
| FreeWrite | The
Hi-CE word processor. [Read
a Review] |
iGraph
is an interactive graphing program designed for handheld computers running
the Palm OS. This program allows students to interact directly with functions
by manipulating points on the function.
ImagiWorks
Math & Science Solutions. Check out their Spotlight
on Innovation page, too!
Palm
for Academics lists reviews of and links to several educational
software packages designed for Palm OS.
Palm
OS Emulator: Training Tool
Software
for Education (Plano ISD): lists educational software for use
with Palm devices
