CNETC Palm Workshop Day 2

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CNETC Palm Workshop Day 2

• by
• Theresa Overall
• theresa_at_unt.edu
• and
• Jacque Ewing-Taylor
• jacque_at_unr.edu
• November 3-4, 2003
• Reno, NV

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What did you do with your Palm last night?

• Whats something fun, neato that you learned?
• Did anyone figure out how to remove the cover?
• Do you have any Questions? Concerns? Hopes?
• Hows your Graffiti? Can you . . .
• Delete
• Space
• Capitalize
• Punctuate

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Announcements

• Jacque
• Ken
• Burning Questions

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Todays Agenda(and not-so-hidden agenda)

• Look at ways to use Palms in the classroom (get
  more practice using the Palm for yourself)
• Learn some of the tips and tricks used by
  classroom teachers (figure out and share tips and
  tricks when using Palms for yourself)
• Share resources related to Palms in the classroom
  (and otherwise)

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Palms in the classroom

• The Palm is not a stepchild to a PC
• In the classroom, utilize its unique
  capabilities/features
• True portability (as opposed to lug-ability)
• Beaming
• Instant on off
• Instant save (constant save)
• Fewer cables

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Downloading software from the Internet

• Find the software on the Internet
• Generally, there are four kinds
• Demo/trial version
• Freeware
• Shareware
• Purchaseware
• For this activity, the software is at
• goknow.com

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Downloading software from the Internet

• Click on Download and save it where needed
• For today, download the following to your
  Desktop
• Cooties
• PicoMap
• Fling It
• Sketchy
• HandySheets
• FreeWrite

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Downloading software from the Internet --
continued

• unstuff or unzip it, if needed
• Install itgenerally, it goes where its
  neededjust pick the defaults and let it do its
  thing
• If not find the .prc file and add to your list
  of software to install on the next
  synchronization
• Synchronize

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Cooties

• What is it?
• Communicable disease simulation
• Features
• Easy teacher tools to manage simulation
• Adjust immunity, initial carriers and incubation
  time
• Students can review list of all meetings
  between Palms

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Cooties

• Lets try it!
• Play the game
• Classroom applications
• HIV/AIDs
• Exponential growth
• Epidemiology
• Health -- why you should wash your hands

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PicoMap

• What is it?
• Concept mapping software
• Features
• Create individual group maps
• Print maps directly from Palm
• Easily share and revise maps

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PicoMap

• Lets try it!
• Make a family tree
• Classroom applications
• Brainstorming
• Visual outlining
• Assessment

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Fling It

• What is it?
• Offline readerstores web content on Palm
• Features
• Quickly download and share web materials for
  offline use
• Downloaded text is searchable
• Customized preferences (graphics and link depth)

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Fling It

• Lets try it!
• Download info sheet for Skychart
• Classroom applications
• Online research available offline
• Create personal reference library
• Group research projects

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Sketchy

• What is it?
• Animation and drawing tools
• Features
• Create up to 999 frames
• Geometric and freehand shapes
• Easy to share, edit and revise

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Sketchy

• Lets try it!
• In a small group, create a group animation
• Classroom applications
• Diagram cell structures
• Animate growth cycles
• Write and share stories

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HandySheets

• What is it?
• Teacher tool for creating worksheets, handouts,
  and quizzes for Palms
• Features
• Easily create, distribute collect materials
• Supports many question types (True/False,
  short/long answer, etc.)
• Student has permanent record of work and
  solutions on Palm

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HandySheets

• Classroom Applications
• Worksheets and handouts
• Surveys
• Quizzes
• Field trip pages

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FreeWrite

• What is it?
• Word processing tool
• Features
• 109,000 word spell-checker
• Easily edit, share and revise
• Print directly from Palm
• Beam capability plus Exchange capability

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FreeWrite

• Lets try it!
• Analogy activity
• Classroom applications
• Create text documents
• Peer editing
• Note taking and journaling

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Lunch

• Be back at 1215

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After Lunch

• Announcements
• Troubleshooting
• Educational Add-ons and Goodies
• Resources
• How to win a prize for next time!
• Time to search and research what interests you
  (or start on your entry for the prize)
• Wrap up (online survey, evaluation)

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More Attachments and Goodies

• CBL probes (scientific probes used in conjunction
  with computers and graphing calculators) can now
  be used with Palms your current CBLs will work
  on the Palm as well as your other computing
  devices
• Graphing calculator software available for the
  Palm OS

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Resources

• Kathy Schrock page
• Mike Curtis/Soloway book
• Neal Topp book online
• Palm
• Hi-CE
• GoKnow
• Resources for software
• e-books And more go to courseweb.tac.unt.edu/ove
  rall/palm

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How to win a prize for next time!

• Learn about Quizzler
• Make a fun quiz to beam and share at the January
  workshop
• Win a copy of the Mike Curtis software book
  (maximum 1 book per person)

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Trouble shooting

• How to reset/when to reset
• What happens when your battery is low
• How to re-digitize
• Categorizing
• How much memory is left
• Deleting software
• Beaming software
• Viruses

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• Time to search and download stuff for yourself to
  put on your Palm
• Or time to start working on your Quizzler
  assignment so that you can win a prize at the
  January event

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Wrapping it up

• Online survey (post)
• data3.unt.edu/nevada3
• CNETC Evaluation