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Handhelds Go to Class

VIDEO: Handhelds Running Time: 7 min. Handheld computers, the wallet-sized ... because they can "beam" instructions to students' handhelds. A routine classroom task becomes a novelty because students can ... of 2000 in the form of both classroom sets and individual handhelds that could be bought or rented by students. Teacher Janet ...

Article - - 4/10/2008

Technology Integration

... digital storytelling + digital divide + handhelds + laptops + interactive whiteboards + GPS ...

4/3/2008

Pod People: Innovative Ways to Use Handhelds in the Classroom

Credit: Bill Duke It's a sleek, sexy must-have for the MP3 set, but Apple's iPod -- a digital music player in fancy dress -- is more than just a gadget for tuning out nagging adults. With the help of some clever software and crea ...

Article - - 4/14/2008

Handheld Computers: Serving a Purpose in Education

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Media - 4/10/2008

Handhelds: A Valuable Technology Tool for Student Teachers

Credit: Paula Monsef College students studying to become teachers can make their professional lives run more smoothly -- as well as get a head start on learning how to engage students -- with a very compact, easy-to-use electronic organize ...

Article - - 4/10/2008

Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many

... digital storytelling + digital divide + handhelds + laptops + interactive whiteboards + GPS ...

Article - - 5/5/2008

How to Integrate Technology

Handhelds Go to Class: Teacher Josh Barron and one of his students often go ...

2/13/2008

Tech Savvy at Seventeen: Tech Integration for Students -- By a Student

Credit: David Julian Alex Bick, an amiable senior from Millburn High School, in Millburn, New Jersey, is a pioneer of digital learning. He not only readily adapted to technological gizmos growing up, he also quickly understood their power a ...

Article - - 4/16/2008

Let the Games Begin: Entertainment Meets Education

Credit: Thomas Reis Kurt Squire knew something unusual was happening in his after-school Western civ program. His normally lackluster middle and high school students, who'd failed the course once already, were coming to class armed ...

Article - - 4/9/2008

Special Tools for Special Needs: PalmPilots Help Kids Cope

... Parsons took over the social-skills program six years ago, handhelds were already in circulation among high-functioning autistic students. ... Parsons states. Part of what is appealing about all handhelds -- Palms, BlackBerrys, mp3 players -- is the social cachet they bring ...

Article - - 5/6/2008