GENERAL INFORMATION, RESOURCES & ARTICLES
eSchool
News Special Report: Handhelds in Education - The Answer to 1-to-1
Computing?
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 folks from Hi-CE (Center for Highly Interactive
Computing in Education at the University of Michigan) have developed a
collection of Palm applications for the classroom along with instructions
for each. A quick explanation of each title can be found at the
Application Overview page. Clicking a title in the list below will take
you to the Hi-CE download page.
| 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] |
| Handy Sheets |
Create custom worksheets, quizzes, and surveys from a website, which can
then be downloaded onto Palm OS devices [Handy
Sheets website] [Read
a Review] |
| Sketchy |
Animation tool featuring geometric objects, many pen options, and an
easy-to-use interface. [Read
a Review] |
| Go 'n Tell | When
used with the Kodak PalmPix Camera, this application allows you to
create a virtual scrapbook containing pictures and text that can be
converted into an HTML site |
| 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] |
| Bubble Blasters |
Provides teachers with practice drills for students. [Bubble Blasters website] |
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