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DITCDITCApril 18, 2007April 18, 2007The Painless Way to Integrate The Painless Way to Integrate Handheld Computers in Your Handheld Computers in Your ClassroomClassroom

Rita Hoster Jim Mitchell7th Grade Science 7th Grade Social Studiesrhoster@seaford.k12.de.us jmitchell@seaford.k12.de.us

Introduction Introduction Simple ways to integrate handheld

technology with your current lesson plansVocabulary, Illustration, Animation,

Concept Mapping, Journaling, Peer Teaching, e-Books

We teach Social Studies and Science, but these can be adapted for any class

Comfort Zone Comfort Zone The painless way to begin to use handheld

technology in your classroom Once you’re familiar with different ways

to use this, you can expand into new ventures

Music

Health

Art

PELA

Tech Ed

SSMATHSCI

ProgramsPrograms Sketchy – animation Pico Map – concept mapping Contacts – address book (but I use it for

vocabulary) Pocket Word – journaling Notes – note taking Calculator – sort of self-explanatory Pocket Dict – dictionary E- books Internet Access

SketchySketchyIllustrate steps in experimentAnimate and label water cycleDiagram and label phases of matterIn LA…In SS…(illustrate different aspects of

cultural geography)In Math…(flash cards)

Pico Map – Concept MappingPico Map – Concept Mapping

Outline notesScienceSocial StudiesLA…Math…

Vocabulary – ContactsVocabulary – ContactsAddress bookTerms of more than one word All Subjects

Pocket WordPocket WordJournalingWrite up lab reportsPeer teaching tool:

Ask QuestionBeam QuestionBeam AnswerCheck Answer

NotesNotesTake notes in real timeBeam, save

CalculatorCalculatorJust how you would think it works

Pocket DictPocket DictDictionary – use for vocabulary, word

games

E-booksE-booksHigh interest www.gutenberg.orghttp://etext.virginia.edu/ebooks/

And eventually….And eventually….Once you’re really comfortable with using

handhelds and know what you can do with them, you’ll begin to develop lessons AROUND them instead of just incorporating them…

SummarySummaryHandheld computers can be used in all

content classes in a variety of purposesCurrent lesson plans don’t have to be re-

worked to use current technologyComfort comes quickly and then you can

begin to design lessons specifically for your handhelds

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