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*YellowRose*
05-05-2003, 01:00 PM
I just found the MOST AMAZING site. It's about a 5th grade class that uses PDAs daily . . . I'd never seen it before. Granted, they use Palms, not Clies, but I think what they're doing is really interesting! Lots of educational software links & good suggestions for using those old PDAs for your kids!
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/handhelds/
Cool, huh?
RNclie
05-05-2003, 01:15 PM
Very interesting article. It seems this could give kids an interest in learning more and being more organized in their daily lives.
OcellNuri
05-05-2003, 01:15 PM
If only I were 7 years younger....
hherbzilla
05-05-2003, 01:23 PM
Very cool.
sindu
05-05-2003, 01:26 PM
I am going to ask my 6th grade son to go to this sites....and learn something about PDA. He uses his M505 for virtual pet game stuff...and now he is asking for Clie because of the resolution. Tks Rose.
how old is 5th grade (excuse my UK ignorance)
sindu
05-05-2003, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by dc-k
how old is 5th grade (excuse my UK ignorance)
It the same as primary 6. 11 years old.
sindu
05-05-2003, 01:36 PM
Originally posted by sindu
It the same as primary 6. 11 years old.
Sorry...I meant primary 5.
PDA gadgetfreak
05-05-2003, 01:38 PM
What a great idea! Thanks for the link Yellow Rose:-)
ang224
05-05-2003, 01:45 PM
Yellow Rose-
Thanks for posting that! As an undergrad I worked on a research project that introduced preschoolers (3-5 yrs) to computers and helped to develop a plan for preschool teachers to follow when incorporating a computer into the classroom. People sometimes didn't believe me when I talked about how quickly they became accustomed to using a computer. This became a fun activity for them. Not only did it improve their reading and thinking skills, but also their social skills as well. Using technology can add some variety to the school day as well as encourage novel teaching methods and lessons in the classroom. I think it's great that a project like this is going on. Hopefully, we'll see it in more classrooms! :)
--ang
atomicCLIE
05-05-2003, 02:16 PM
That is the coolest idea ever! I think that is so cool how they even get keyboards to type notes and their journal entries, etc... Even though I'm 20... I'm jealous of that class. :)
X Destruction
05-05-2003, 03:41 PM
Meh, it would be cool if my whole class had PDA's. Only a few people in my school has a pda. Most don't use them much or have as nice of one as me. By the way, I'm in an elementary school :p
Rick 098
05-05-2003, 04:21 PM
Im one year past elementary, and I am the only kid in all my classes with a pda!
X Destruction
05-05-2003, 04:23 PM
Well, under 2 months I'll be out of elementary school.
Caleb_pearson
05-05-2003, 04:29 PM
heh, if only I were younger. actually I have read another article on something similar to this. it was talking about how kids would do their homework on their pda's at night, and then sync them in the teachers computer in the morning... how cool would that be?
Rick 098
05-05-2003, 04:36 PM
VERY
i admit that i am neither parent nor teacher - but i was so drawn to the thread i had to read it.
bravo!
*YellowRose*
05-05-2003, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by ang224
Yellow Rose-
Thanks for posting that! As an undergrad I worked on a research project that introduced preschoolers (3-5 yrs) to computers and helped to develop a plan for preschool teachers to follow when incorporating a computer into the classroom. People sometimes didn't believe me when I talked about how quickly they became accustomed to using a computer. This became a fun activity for them. Not only did it improve their reading and thinking skills, but also their social skills as well. Using technology can add some variety to the school day as well as encourage novel teaching methods and lessons in the classroom. I think it's great that a project like this is going on. Hopefully, we'll see it in more classrooms! :)
--ang I think it would be a WONDERFUL idea for all 5th & 6th graders ~ of course, it would probably become an extra expense for parents . . . our local school system certainly doesn't have money for something like that . . . I just thought the whole idea was fascinating. Can you imagine what they could do with a PDA that has a camera?? ;)
Kids can adapt to ANYTHING so much easier than 'grown ups'. (Okay, except for eating green vegetables) . . . My 6 yo took to the computer like a duck to water. Heh. He is 'biding his time' until he can have a PDA . . . guess I'll have to trade up again soon . . . heh heh heh. (Like I need a reason . . .)
madkins007
05-06-2003, 11:44 AM
I have been talking about an idea like this for some time with some teachers I know- introducing a curriculum of personal organization starting at lower grade levels and tuning/expanding it as they advance.
Great link, and great work on that school's part!
Talula
05-06-2003, 05:32 PM
For more information on this subject check out these websites:
Oregon Education Technology Consortium. 31 Jan. 2003 http://www.oetc.org/newsletter/Winter03/specialed.html
Paperless Classroom. 07 March 2003 www.paperlessclassroom.org
PEP, Palm Education Pioneer Grants. www.palmgrants.sri.com
Wideray www.wideray.com/solutions/verticals/education.htm
www.handheld.hice-dev.org
www.palmgrants.sri.com
http://k12handhelds.com
www.paperlessclassroom.org
http://www.palmgrants.sri.com/PEP_R1_Report.pdf
fjl307
05-06-2003, 07:45 PM
This would be so awesome!!! I was just talking about this with my English teacher (who is a Visor user) the other day. I know for a fact our school district has the funding to do this. We already have WiFi hotspots and iBooks, if we get palms or even better CLIE's w/ WiFi, it could really help. I know for a fact students love to play around with palms and they are willing to do anything with these things. You just have to keep them entertained. Ex. I play chess against my math teacher since I'm stuck with him for flex period :D
In my school we have (that I know of) 8-9 palm users
3 of us students :D No CLIE's except for me :( One a Palm m125 user and the other a visor user.
The rest teachers have either palms or visors, no CLIES :( (my former biology teacher, my algebra II teacher and my english teacher) and 2 of the school principals.
I only know of one teacher in my school that opposes use of palms and that was my english teacher from last year.
*YellowRose*
05-06-2003, 08:08 PM
Well, I'd certainly share this site with your English teacher ~ ;)
fjl307
05-06-2003, 08:26 PM
Originally posted by *YellowRose*
Well, I'd certainly share this site with your English teacher ~ ;)
Don't worry! I already have :D;)
*YellowRose*
11-03-2003, 08:05 AM
*ahem*
bighornsheep
11-03-2003, 08:53 AM
Instead of making every student buying that stupid agenda.
I think they should just have them buy a pda (or even give it to them) in grade 3 or 4 (when they are ready to treat it with care) and just use it till high school even?
I mean, since they are going to take notes and write stuff down with it, they don't need the top line models.....
cliener
11-03-2003, 02:50 PM
Great site! There has been a lot of student programs with handhelds. I don't recall the article now but there was one where they were using handhelds to organize schedules for autistic children. Pretty cool Yellow Rose!
edeab220
11-03-2003, 03:26 PM
I saw this about a year ago...lol my school was supposed to give me laptops with BT this year :p
I like the idea. More schools should do this...I wonder how he got the funding to do this...
Maybe he should upgade to T|E's :D.
kjbad
11-04-2003, 10:59 AM
The movement to digital learning materials, such as eTextbooks, has been underway for years but has yet to ramp to explosive growth. I guarantee you the big companies (Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Intel, Apple, Dell, etc.) are looking at this.
A number of barriers remain that will need to collectively be removed by companies, governments, and educational institutions. Among the most significant barriers are protecting intellectual property, transitioning the publishing industry business models, overcoming techno-skepticism by some in the education community, and retraining educators.
This year, eBook unit shipments by 34 of the world’s leading publishers and retailers jumped 40 percent in the first six months of 2003, and that more than 280,000 titles are now available in eBook format--a 144 percent increase over the same period last year.
So the question really is, how long will students have to wait before their schools make the transition from the Industrial Age to the New Economy.
:)
yr3698
11-04-2003, 03:12 PM
my school (HS) calls itself a tech school that specializes in pcs and laptops. it would be awesome if we could add pdas...
Edlin
11-04-2003, 04:13 PM
One of the JP schools in our state is doing very similar program with palms. Would be very exciting stuff to be invloved in. Would love to be a part of it.
Our school considers itself lucky enough to be considering a pod (6) of wireless laptops to purchase, having given the computer lab a much needed upgrade (from 233 mhz machines, to beefy 2 ghz ones). IT is such an expensive part of of the budget.... Be great to one have have the tech cost lows enough to support every student the way it should be.
Theres such a lot more than just replacing paper to do though. Espically with the voice/camera options on PDAs now.
NJL!2016
11-04-2003, 05:10 PM
What a great article! The site looks very professional.
Originally posted by ang224
Yellow Rose-
Thanks for posting that! As an undergrad I worked on a research project that introduced preschoolers (3-5 yrs) to computers and helped to develop a plan for preschool teachers to follow when incorporating a computer into the classroom. People sometimes didn't believe me when I talked about how quickly they became accustomed to using a computer. This became a fun activity for them. Not only did it improve their reading and thinking skills, but also their social skills as well. Using technology can add some variety to the school day as well as encourage novel teaching methods and lessons in the classroom. I think it's great that a project like this is going on. Hopefully, we'll see it in more classrooms! :)
--ang
being a child psychologist, i am aware of the value of this. i encourage the students in my testing design course at Pace U in NYC to use pda's rather than investing hundreds in the spss (stat software.) but unfortunately, most are interested in games and calander functions only.
i, on the other hand, use the nx 60- constantly...i reallyt can not due without it.
the only thing it lacks for me is a voice software package for transcripion with naturally speaking
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