Hand-Held Devices in the Classroom

A great resource database covering many aspects of the use of hand-held devices in education. The sites description follows:

"Hand-held devices are rapidly becoming a common technology at work, school, and play. There are many different handheld devices. Explore the following links on this page:
Personal Digital Assistants
GPS and GIS in the Classroom
Portable Electronic Keyboards
Digital Cameras
Other Devices

PDAs - Personal Digital Assistant by companies such as Palm share the same operating system called the Palm OS. You can download free and inexpensive software for your Palm OS from the Internet. You can "hot sync" your PDA with your computer and they work together as a great team.

An increasing number of applications are being developed for educational administrators, teachers, and students. Because they are inexpensive when compared to laptop computers, many schools are finding that a mixture of desktop, laptop, and handheld devices can be used to meet a variety of educational needs."

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