Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training

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Project INSITEIntermediate Palm Training

• Dr. Tony Petrosino
• Robby Slaughter
• Melissa Tothero

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Welcome PT3 Fellows

• Ron Smith
• Dan Gruver
• Cynthia Borden
• Evangeline Herring
• Pat Mendoza
• Jonathan Harris

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

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Agenda

• Roundtable Discussion
• Palm Features QA
• Thinking Outside The Palm
• Mobile Mentor Software
• Surf the Web with AvantGo
• Introduction to PDAShare

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Roundtable Discussion

• How have you used the Palm?
• What were your expectations?
• What features do you wish it had?
• What problems have you encountered?
• What applications do you see for your teaching?

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Palm Features QA
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Thinking Outside the Palm

• The most interesting uses of technology are the
  ones which
• we never expected.

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Printing with Palm Pilots

• Do you think its possible?
• How do you think it might work?
• What problems do you foresee?
• What uses might there be?

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Palm Printing with InStep Print

• Launch program called InStep Print
• Configure for current printer
• Select document you wish to print
• Beam document to Infrared ready printer or to
  IR interceptor device

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Palm Printing Continued

• Very powerful idea
• Relies upon specific printer drivers
• IR link is slow and temperamental
• How can we improve on Palm Printing?

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Palm Printing with BlueTooth

• Wireless connectivity standard

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Mobile Mentor CD
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Mobile Mentor CD

• PowerOne General Calculator
• Replacement for built-in calculator
• Includes scientific, trigonomentric, and some
  one-variable statistics
• Basis for PowerOne Graph

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Mobile Mentor CD

• Documents To Go
• Lighter edition than the one you already have

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Mobile Mentor CD

• MobileDB
• Full-featured database for the Palm
• Includes PC-side component for managing databases
• Handle any complex array of data
• Could be used for attendance, grades, reference

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Mobile Mentor CD

• PowerOne General Calculator
• Replacement for built-in calculator
• Includes scientific, trigonomentric, and some
  one-variable statistics
• Basis for PowerOne Graph

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Mobile Mentor CD

• ThoughtManager for Teachers
• Outline Authoring Tool
• Used to help organize ideas
• Includes hundreds of sample outlines
• ThoughtManager contest! (link)

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Mobile Mentor CD

• Thesaurus and SpellCheck
• Over 80,000 words
• Probably more useful for language arts courses

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Mobile Mentor CD

• PocketCU Teaching to Standards
• Online course based on Palm Pilot
• Includes syllabus, readings, activities
• Basic version of PDAShare

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Mobile Mentor CD

• PDARestrictor Demo
• Lock down Palm Pilots
• Prevent users from HotSyncing or Beaming
• Control which applications can be run
• Great for classroom environments

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Mobile Mentor CD

• eBooks / PalmReader
• Read books on your Palm Pilot
• 10,000 free and hundreds of pay books now
  available
• www.memoware.com
• www.peanutpress.com
• Opportunities in the classroom?

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Mobile Mentor CD

• Bejeweled / Super Solitaire
• Two great games for Palm
• Highly addictive
• Install at your own risk!

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Lunch

• 1200 to 130

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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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Breaking the Model

• One Palm to One PC

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Network HotSync

• Right-click on HotSync
• Select Network
• HotSync your Palm to update settings

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Network HotSync

• One Palm to One PC
• From Any PC

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Ethernet Cradle HotSync

• One Palm to One PC
• From Anywhere

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The Internet on Your Palm

• What do you need to get on the Internet?
• Computer?
• Connection? (Modem/Ethernet)
• Can a Palm serve as a computer?
• Can a cradle serve as a connection?

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Palm Direct Connect Demo

• Directly connect to the Internet
• Requires Palm Ethernet Cradle
• Surf the Web, send email etc.
• Small screen affects experience

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Can we HotSync the Internet?
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HotSync the Internet

• Yes! However
• The WWW is BIG, but your Palm isnt
• You dont use your Palm while you HotSync, so you
  must decide in advance what you want to see
• The web is formatted for large screen devices

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Surf the Web with AvantGo

• Free software for surfing the web while
  disconnected
• Two components
• Palm software Browser
• Online website Channel Manager
• www.avantgo.com

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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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The Future of Palms and You

• Along the theme of Thinking Outside the Palm,
  write a short story about yourself as a teacher
  in a Palm-equipped classroom in the future. Dont
  be afraid to invent any technology you can dream
  of!

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Final Thoughts

• Did you learn to think Outside the Palm
• Were you expectations met or exceeded?
• What opportunities do you see in the future?

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Project INSITEIntermediate Palm Training

• Dr. Tony Petrosino
• Robby Slaughter
• Melissa Tothero

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10 Minute Break

• 427 AM