PDAs

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PDAs in the Classroom
by Anne Lonegan Beth Poston
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What is a PDA?

• Personal
• Digital
• Assistant
• Or
• Handheld Computer

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Benefits of a PDA

• Affordable
• Portable
• User-friendly

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What does it do?

• Address Book
• Calculator
• Date Book
• Clock
• Note Pad
• To Do List
• Games
• Mail Box

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What else can it do?Software allows PDAs to do
so much more!
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Just like the Big Guys

• Handheld Versions of
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Inspiration

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Beaming

• Teacher to student
• Student to teacher
• Student to student
• Class notes
• Homework assignments
• Teacher feedback
• Project Information

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Classmates at Work

• Persuasive Essays

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Classroom Presentation

• PowerPoint Presentations by students and teacher
• Graphing Information gathered from science
  experiments
• General Lessons

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Enthusiasm among students

• Favorite Activities

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Favorite Activities
Teach others how to use equipment
applications Make a checklist Convert
temperatures measurements Make a graphic
organizer Quiz over science, social studies, and
vocabulary Calculate inflation Troubleshoot
difficulties with technology Break a code Use a
thesaurus List the factors of a number Work
logic problems Read interactive stories Write
an essay Keep a reading journal Outline a
chapter Animate cell structures Write a
script Record science data Solve
mysteries Check spelling Record, chart, and
graph observations Play logic and puzzle
games Practice keyboarding Read book reviews
Figure out how to use an application Create a
database of famous Americans Create and use
flash cards Drill multiplication division

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Technology Leadership

• Success Stories

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For More Information About PDAs

• www.palm.com/education
• www.pdaed.com
• http//palmgear.com/
• http//www.handheldlearning.org/
• http//www.k12handhelds.com/tceappt/

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For More Information About Software for PDAs

• http//www.jumbo.com/pda/palm/
• http//www.memoware.com/
• http//www.weather.com/services/pda.html

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For More Information about Classroom Uses

• http//www.mspomaha.org/willow/p5/handhelds/index.
  html
• http//www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/tech/palm/
• http//probesight.concord.org/curriculum/template_
  section.htm
• http//www.migrant.org/project_info/index.cfm?subj
  ectpdatopicindex

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For More Information From Articles

• http//www.syllabus.com/article.asp?id6705
• http//surfaquarium.com/newsletter/pda.htm
• http//www.pdaed.com/features/statetech.xml

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Thank You