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HANDy Integration

Ideas

Shelby County SchoolsTechnology Resource

Teachers

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Challenges of the desktop computer

Benefits of the handheld computer!=

• Size • Size

• Equity • Equity

• Simplicity • Simplicity

E2S2

E2 = Everyone • Everywhere

S2 = Somepeople • Someplaces

• Cost • Cost

Why portable technology makes

sense

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1. Affordable

2. Lightweight & “wearable”

3. Long battery life

4. Easy to use

5. Room for expansion

6. Wireless capability

Handheld features

The most “powerful” technology is the one people actually use…

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Synchronize with PC

Graffiti® software

Beam via infrared Portable keyboard Mini keyboard

On-screen keyboard

Easy to enter text – many choices

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Beyond the PDA organizer to the handheld

computer…

• Word processing……………..• Spreadsheet…………………...• Database……………………….• Presentation…………………..• Digital photography………….• Internet connectivity…………• Printing…………………………• Calculators…………………….• Drawing & Painting…………..• Scientific probes……………..• Stories, texts, authoring…….• Course Management…………• Assessment……………………

• Palm keyboard, WordSmith, Thesaurus/Dict• Sheet to Go, QuickSheet• Filemaker Mobile, MobileDB• Portsmith Pitch, MARGI Presenter to Go• Veo Photo Traveler, Palm™ Digital Camera • AvantGo, PicoBlue, WiFi (802.11), FlingIt!• PrintBoy, TealPrint, PalmPrint• ImagiMath, powerOne Graph• TealPaint, Diddlebug, BugMe• ImagiProbe, PASCO, Vernier• eTales, Palm Reader, Palm eBook Studio• 4.0 Student, Due Yesterday• Learner Profile, Making the Grade,

mClass:Reading

Hardware and software that extend the power of your handheld computer!

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Why AlphaSmarts/Neos

Make Sense• Improved writing skills

• Increased student motivation

• Access to technology

• Efficient/Effective lab use

• Low cost

• Easy time management

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AlphaSmart 3000 & Neo Features

• Multiple files - 8 files/100 pages

• Sturdy and portable

• 700 hours battery life

• Auto power off & save

• Password protection

• One-key cable or infrared transfer

• Direct printing

• Special needs features

• 2MB memory / hundreds of pages of text

• 50% larger screen

• Beam to Alphasmarts, Neos, & handhelds

• AlphaWord Plus includes:

– Thesuarus

– English-Spanish word equivalent

NeoAlphaSmart

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Neo screenshot

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Why Danas Make SenseWhy Danas Make Sense

•Runs Palm OS

•Large Touch Screen

•Full Size Keyboard

•Long Battery Life

•Lightweight and Durable

•Expandable Memory

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Runs All Palm OS Software

Thousands of Applications

Presentations

Databases

Lesson Planning

Graphing Calculators

Spreadsheets

Word Processors

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Wide Screen Support

• Core Palm Applications• AlphaWord - full word processing

program• Third-party software

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Beaming and Syncing

• Easily send and update files either wireless or connected

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Meeting Alabama Standards in:

•Science•Language Arts•Math•Social Studies

embedded:TechnologyKeyboardingAssessment

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Language Arts Writing(Grade 3-5)

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

• Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis.

• Write in a variety of modes to express meaning. • Descriptive • Narrative • Expository

•Monitor the writing process. • Self evaluation • Peer evaluation • Teacher evaluation

•Know and apply principles of grammar and usage in writing, speaking, and presenting and apply mechanics in writing.

• Capitalization • Punctuation • Grammar

Tools•AlphaSmarts

•Alphaword - FREE

Idea from Monster Exchangewww.monsterexchange.org

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Originaldrawing from Monster Exchange

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His name is Mental Robot. He has a triangular head, a banana-shaped mouth, and triangular ears. His head, his mouth, his ears, and his eyes are pink. Mental Robot has a male body and he has four fingers on each hand. He has a belt with a circle in the middle and he has red arms. He is wearing a blue shirt and a green belt. His arms have lots of scales on them. He has three spikes on each foot, his legs are human legs and his tail has five spikes on the club. His foot and tail are red.

Student’s description

description from Monster Exchangewww.monsterexchange.org

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Language Arts

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

• Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis.

• Write in a variety of modes to express meaning. • Descriptive • Narrative • Expository

•Monitor the writing process. • Self evaluation • Peer evaluation • Teacher evaluation

•Know and apply principles of grammar and usage in writing, speaking, and presenting and apply mechanics in writing.

• Capitalization • Punctuation • Grammar

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Language Arts

Alabama Course of Study Standards:• Recognize various forms of literature according to characteristics.

• Determine the author's purpose.

• Be aware of writing and speaking styles that incorporate dialects, idioms, and intonation patterns.

• Use available computer technology to enhance reading and writing skills.

Folktales (Grade 6)

Tools

•DANA

•Computer

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Science Parts of a Plant

Grades 1-3

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

•Relate structure to function in plants and animals

•Identify characteristics and behaviors of organisms that help them survive.

Tools

•DANA

•Internet access

•Sketchy

•Handy Sheets

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Science Cell Division (Grade 9-12)

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

•Differentiate between cells undergoing the stages of mitosis and meiosis.

•Explain that mitosis results in more cells for growth and repair.

•Explain the transfer of information from parents to offspring through genes within DNA molecules.

Tools

•DANA

•Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) - FREE

•Acrobat Reader for Palm OS - FREE

•Sketchy

•AlphaWord – FREE

•APTPlus – FREE

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Math Geometry termsGrade 6-8

Alabama Course of Study Standards:Distinguish among lines, rays, and segmentsMeasure and classify angles.Describe and use relationships between pairs of angles. Classify a triangle according to its components.Identify polyhedrons.

ToolsDigital CameraComputerSlideshow or Word Processing program

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Right Angle = 90o

Equilateral Triangle

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Math Got Digits?Grade 5 and up

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

Solve problems requiring the use of operations on rational numbers describing the method used.

Demonstrate computational fluency with addition, subtraction, and multiplication of integers.

ToolsNeoNeo built-in calculatorBeamer software

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Social Studies / MathSurvey to Graph

Grades 5-12

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

Social Studies• Read, interpret, and organize information using a variety of sources and tools including graphs, illustrations, and tables.

•Discuss social issues from differing perspectives.

•Evaluate the responsibilities of citizens including being informed, participating in the political process, and monitoring public officials.

Math

• Collect, organize, and interpret data using graphs, tables, and charts.

• Interpret information from bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs.

Tools

• Palm

• Spreadsheet Software

• Docs to Go software

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Social Studies ExplorersGrades 4+

Alabama Course of Study Standards:

Social Studies

• Interpret and display information and data using various graphic organizers.

Describe European explorations and settlements in Alabama and identify reasons for and consequences of each.

Explain effects of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and Native Americans, including the economic and cultural impact.

Identifying significant early European patrons and explorers and early settlements Examples: - patrons-King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Prince Henry the Navigator; - explorers-Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Pizarro; - early settlements-Roanoke (the Lost Colony), Jamestown, Plymouth

Tools

• Dana

• computer

• Inspiration software and Inspiration for Palm OS

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Technology (Grade K-5)

Alabama Course of Study Standards:K-2

•Use developmentally appropriate keyboard techniques.Examples: left hand for left side keys and right hand for right side keys, special keys such as space bar, enter/return, backspace, shift, delete

•Produce developmentally appropriate multimedia products.Examples: autobiography or story using word processor or digital presentation software

3-5

•Demonstrate basic operations of a word processor. •Selecting text •Font type and size •Alignment •Line spacing •Tabs •Spell checker •Thesaurus •Graphics

•Use a variety of media and technology resources to create and communicate knowledge products across the curriculum.Example: individual and collaborative writing, presenting, and publishing

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Technology (Grade 6-12)

Alabama Course of Study Standards:6-8

•Demonstrate keyboarding proficiency in technique and posture while building speed.

•Integrate word processing skills across the curriculum.

•Identify examples of spreadsheets and databases.

9-12

•Explain uses and advantages of word processing.

•Apply appropriate techniques for producing word processing documents.

•Explain uses and advantages of spreadsheets.

•Apply appropriate techniques for producing spreadsheets.

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Contact Information::

Lauren Woolley, Shelby County Schoolslwoolley@shelbyed.k12.al.us

Misty Comfort, Shelby County Schoolsmcomfort@shelbyed.k12.al.us

Leslie Cash, Shelby County Schoolslcash@shelbyed.k12.al.us

http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/tech/aetc.htm

Handouts

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Phone Number: ABCDEFG

• (ABC) x 80 + 1• [(ABC) x 80 + 1] x 250• 20,000(ABC) +250• 20,000(ABC) +250 +DEFG + DEFG -250• [20,000(ABC) +2(DEFG)] / 2• 10,000(ABC) +DEFG• ABCDEFG