DITC April 18, 2007 The Painless Way to Integrate Handheld Computers in Your Classroom Rita HosterJim Mitchell 7 th Grade Science7 th Grade Social Studies

Introduction Simple ways to integrate handheld technology with your current lesson plans Vocabulary, 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 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 Healt h Art PE LA Tech Ed SS MATH SCI

Programs 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

Sketchy Illustrate steps in experiment Animate and label water cycle Diagram and label phases of matter In LA… In SS…(illustrate different aspects of cultural geography) In Math…(flash cards)

Pico Map – Concept Mapping Outline notes Science Social Studies LA… Math…

Vocabulary – Contacts Address book Terms of more than one word All Subjects

Pocket Word Journaling Write up lab reports Peer teaching tool: Ask Question Beam Question Beam Answer Check Answer

Notes Take notes in real time Beam, save

Calculator Just how you would think it works

Pocket Dict Dictionary – use for vocabulary, word games

E-books High interest

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…

Summary Handheld computers can be used in all content classes in a variety of purposes Current lesson plans don’t have to be re- worked to use current technology Comfort comes quickly and then you can begin to design lessons specifically for your handhelds

Any Questions? More and more sources on internet showing up all the time