Project INSITE: Introduction to Palm Pilots

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Project INSITEIntroduction to Palm Pilots

• Dr. Tony Petrosino
• Robby Slaughter
• Melissa Tothero

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Welcome PT3 Fellows

• Dan Gruver
• Jill Harding
• Jonathan Harris
• Wanda Taylor
• Pat Mendoza
• Marcie Thiessen

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Palm Workshop Staff

• Melissa Tothero
• M.A. Science Education, UT Austin
• Director, Project INSITE
• Composite Science Teaching Certification
• Former NEISD Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics
  Teacher

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Palm Workshop Staff

• Dr. Anthony Petrosino
• Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
• Research scientific and mathematical reasoning
  in the context of schooling
• Model-based reasoning

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Palm Workshop Staff

• Robby Slaughter
• B.A. Mathematics UT Austin
• Technical Trainer, Project INSITE
• Research PDA utilization in education
  environments

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INSITE PT3GrantDOE P342A000111

• Dr. Paul Resta- Co-PI
• Dr. Jere Confrey- Co-PI
• Dr. Anthony Petrosino- Co-PI
• Project Director- Melissa Tothero

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Exciting Intersection
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Agenda

• LoTi Technology Survey
• Technology in Education
• Handheld Computing PDAs
• Palm Activities

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LoTi Technology Survey

• Marta Puyana / Jane Ries
• Change Name of Intermediate Unit to Your Name
  and Email Address

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Technology in Education

• Three ways to use technology
• Presentation (lecture / demo)
• Vertical (class set)
• Horizontal (student ownership)

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Handheld Computing PDAs

• Personal
• Digital
• Assistant
• Handheld
• Organizer
• Computer
• Connected

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Handheld Computing PDAs

• Popularity
• About 20 major models, and about 20 million in
  use in the United States
• Cost
• From 100 to 700, depending on model and
  featureset

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Handheld Computing PDAs

• Benefits
• Durable
• Reliable
• Simple
• Versatile

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Handheld Computing PDAs

• Drawbacks
• New
• Limited capacity
• Limited power
• Market chaos

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Intro to Palm Activity
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Learn Graffitti

• Simplified version of English printing
• Written on the Graffiti area

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Practice Graffiti with Giraffe

• Giraffe is a game for practicing Graffiti
• Hit the house key, then select Giraffe
• Try to write the letters before they hit the
  ground!

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Navigating the Palm

• Lesson 1 Go Home
• Click the icon of the house on the Palm
  silkscreen
• Works no matter where you are in the Palm

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Navigating the Palm

• Lesson 2 Find Features
• Tap the menu button
• Displays drop down menus on any application
• Location of most Palm features

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Navigating the Palm

• Lesson 3 Organize!
• Separates data into categories
• Present in many applications
• Edit categories yourself
• Default is unfiled

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Demo Application Phonebook

• Keep track of all your phone numbers, business
  and personal
• Organize any way you like
• Search instantly

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Beaming with Palms

• Used to send small amounts of data from one Palm
  to another
• Great for sharing information
• You can beam
• just about
• anything!

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Datebook, To-Do Memo Pad

• Productivity applications
• Useful for managing day-to-day life
• Replace that paper organizer!

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Beam an Application

• Hit the Home silkscreen button
• Hit the Menu silkscreen button
• Select the Beam option
• Select the application you want to beam
• Hit the beam button

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Palm Folding Keyboards

• Collapse into small, convenient case
• Great for plane trips, lunch breaks, faculty
  meetings ?
• Palm Word
• Processing!

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ImagiWorks Probe System

• Allows a Palm to connect to a standard Vernier
  sensor.
• Acquire data hundreds of times each second
• Easily run multiple trials/experiments

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ImagiWorks Probe System

• Accelerometers
• Barometer
• Colorimeter
• CO2 Gas Sensor
• Conductivity Probe
• Current Probe
• Dissolved Oxygen Probe
• Dual-Range Force Sensor
• EKG Sensor
• Exercise Heart Rate Monitor
• Flow Rate Sensor
• Force Plate
• Gas Pressure Sensor
• Light Sensor

• Magnetic Field Sensor
• O2 Gas Sensor
• pH System
• Relative Humidity Sensor
• Respiration Monitor Belt
• Sound Level Monitor
• Temperature
• Direct Connect Temperature Probe
• Extra Long Temperature Probe
• Thermocouple
• Turbidity Sensor
• Voltage Probe

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Lunch

• 1145 to 115

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Synchronization with HotSync

• synchronize (v) to represent or arrange to
  indicate coincidence or coexistence

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Synchronization with HotSync

• Sends new or changed data on the Palm to the host
  PC
• Sends new or changed data on the host PC to the
  Palm
• Ensures that the Palm and host PC contain the
  same data

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Synchronization with HotSync

• HotSync cradle connects to PC serial port
• Doubles as battery recharge station
• You should HotSync everyday

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Documents To Go

• Manage your Microsoft Office documents on your
  Palm Pilot
• Carry your papers
• with you wherever
• you go

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Installing your own Palm Apps

• Find a Palm program online
• Uncompress, if necessary
• Double click to setup
• HotSync!

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Where are we headed?

• We believe the crucial element of a successful
  educational technology installation is individual
  ownership

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Where are we headed?

• Problem One PDA-to-One PC

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Where are we headed?

• Solution Many PDAs-to-One Server

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Where are we headed?

• Palm Ethernet Cradles
• Plug directly into the network
• Eliminate costly PCs
• Allows synchronization from anywhere

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Where are we headed?

• PDAShare
• PDA-based courseware application
• Custom built internally

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Project INSITEIntroduction to Palm Pilots

• Dr. Tony Petrosino
• Robby Slaughter
• Melissa Tothero

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10 Minute Break

• 906 PM