The Handheld Classroom: Educational Implications of Mobile Technology

The Handheld Classroom: Educational Implications of Mobile Technology

Mark Finn and Natalie Vandenham

This paper explores the use of handheld computers in a variety of educational settings. It includes:

• an overview of recent research
• several key projects
• educational issues raised
• brief discussion of potential future uses of handhelds in the classroom (focusing particularly on the possibilities created by new wireless standards)

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(Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, Vol 2, No 1, 2004)