Palmtops: Computing Every Student

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PalmtopsComputing _at_ Every Student
Handhelds, Probes and OtherHot Emerging
Technologies
Experience Handheld Computers in Classrooms From
1st Grade to Middle School to High School Seniors
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Project Overview

• Four year-long projects
• 1st grade students
• 4th and 5th students
• 8th grade students
• 11th and 12th grade students

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Support and Management

• Teacher training
• Classroom configuration
• Guidelines for student use
• Saving and printing documents
• Financial issues
• Usage agreement

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Classroom Environment

• Video Image Display device
• Keyboards
• Synchronization
• Beaming

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Classroom Applications

• Docs to Go
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• PDF

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Digital Cameras

• PalmPix camera
• Go N Tell

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Printing

• Two options (sync and print from PC or infrared)
• Infrared Print Boy, IRPrint

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Classroom Management

• Excelsior Pinnacle Gradebook Assistant
• Excelsior Pinnacle Schedule Viewer

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Authoring Programs

• Lectora Publisher

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PalmtopsComputing _at_ Every Student
Handhelds, Probes and OtherHot Emerging
Technologies
Experience Handheld Computers in Classrooms From
1st Grade to Middle School to High School Seniors