Personal Digital Assistant PDA

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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

• A Valuable Technology Tool for Teachers and
  Students

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Overview

• Problem
• Issues
• What is PDA?
• Advantages
• Security
• Conclusion
• References Credits

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Problem

• To introduce new forms of technology to
  benefit the teacher and student as well as
  effectively use it.

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Internet
Smartboard
PDA
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• Teachers are often intimidated by
• technology and therefore do not
• incorporate it in the classroom.
• One of the most current forms of is
• The Professional Digital Assistant or
• PDA.

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PDAs

• Is designed to fit in one's pocket.

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PDAs Capacities

• It stores
• Spreadsheets
• Documents
• Calendars
• Games
• Databases
• Other resources

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• The PDA's are relatively inexpensive
• and highly portable.

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Features?

• The most useful peripheral to
• consumers is the keyboard which
• allows note taking and the
• construction of files easier.

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• Easier transportation due to small
• size giving handhelds a major
• advantage over desktops.

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PDA
POW!!
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• Every student has a different way
• of learning.
• The PDA meets every students
• needs by having different kinds
• software. For example

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ELA students use PDAs with Bilingual word word
software

• By using the infinity software calculus and
  graphing are much easier.

PDA
PDA
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Infinity Software

• Power One Graph
• Graphs
• Analyzes
• Performs
• Shares

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• PDAs provide interaction
• quicker feedback.
• Each student will have a PDA,
• instead of sharing a computer.

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Teachers Administrators

• Students
• schedule
• with time
• sensibility

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• Students
• demographic
• information

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• Students
• Photo
• Identification
• Students
• grades

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• Attendance
• records
• Discipline
• records

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Security?
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• Data can be retrieved if PDA is lost or stolen.
• The synchronization mechanism can infect the host
  PC and lead to data leakage.
• Password-protected private records coordinated to
  a PC can be stolen even when using extra security
  such as disk encryption

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• PDAs are becoming increasingly popular and
  more affordable, making it easier for schools,
  faculty, staff, and students to work digitally.

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• Research indicates that using digital
  technology in the classroom is attractive to
  students and faculty alike, therefore increasing
  attendance, retention and participation.

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Oh what to do? What to dooo?

• 5. Staff development
• 6. Budget funding
• strategies
• 7. Implement, monitor revise plan

• Create a plan
• Identify the needs and technology
• 3. Integrate school technology planning with
  curriculum
• 4. Create objectives activities.

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• Create
• Integrate
• Goals objectives
• Implement

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
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References

• Wishart, McFarlane and Ramsden (2005) Using
  Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) with Internet
  Access to Support Initial Teacher Training in the
  UK. Paper presented at MLearn 05
• Wishart, Ramsden and McFarlane (2007) PDAs and
  Handhelds ICT at your side and not in your face.
  Technology, Pedagogy and Education

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Credits

• http//www.infinitysw.com/products/poweronegraph.h
  tml
• www.pocketgear.com
• www.trusmart.com
• www.freephoto.com
• www.hellasmutlimedia.com
• www.wittysparks.com
• www.elfwood.com
• Music by Catherine Duc
• Autum Day and Essence of Dreams