1. Palm Basics

2. Think of your computer…
Title & Menu area
Categories
Screen
Soft Buttons
Writing Area
Hard Buttons
Hard Buttons
Scroll Buttons

3. “Soft” buttons 1 Launcher (aka:Home, Applications) 3 Calculator 2 Menu
4 Find

4. Practicing Graffiti®
(Launcher: Graffiti)

5. Graffiti® is an alphabet designed for handheld computing.

6. Write inside this box

7. Letters on the left side…
… and numbers on the right.

8. Graffiti® writing tips…
Start with the heavy dot.
Write large with sharp corners.

9. Practice letters

10. Three essential strokes…

11. Here’s how to capitalize letters.
Caps is one upward stroke
Caps Lock is two upward strokes

12. Caps and Caps Lock icon Signals and visual clues! Notice Caps icon
Notice Caps Lock icon

13. The numbers 0 - 9

14. Practice punctuation…
Signals and visual clues!
Notice the punctuation shift icon

15. Write punctuation on either side.
Basic punctuation starts by tapping once.

16. Option: Use the on-screen keyboard
Tap near “abc” or “123”
Tap letters or numbers
Tap “Done” when you’re finished

17. The on-screen keyboard has three views
Text
Numbers
International
Tap here to switch between views

18. Graffiti help is available whenever you can enter text
Draw a line from the bottom to the top of the screen

19. Graffiti help
Tap the arrows or use the scroll button or to see all the help screens.

20. Tips Don’t write on the screen with a pen or paper clip!
If your batteries run out and you cannot turn on your Palm device, you have at least one week to replace your batteries.
Use screen cleaners designed for handhelds rather than cleaners designed for computer monitors.
If your stylus seems to be missing what you are tapping on, try redigitizing the screen.

21. Why Palm makes sense in education
Challenges of the desktop computer?
Benefits of the handheld computer! =
Cost • Cost
Size • Size
Equity • Equity
Simplicity • Simplicity

22. Beyond the PDA organizer to the handheld computer…
What hardware and software extend the power of your desktop computer?
Word processing……………..
Spreadsheet…………………...
Database……………………….
Drawing & Painting…………..
Digital photography………….
Printing…………………………
Internet connectivity…………
Calculators…………………….
Scientific probes……………..
Stories and info……………….
Writing resources…………….
Palm keyboard + WordSmith
Documents to Go, QuickSheet
FileMakerMobile, MobileDB, HanDBase
TealPaint, Diddlebug, BugMe
PalmPix camera
TealPrint, PalmPrint, PrintBoy, IrPrint
AvantGo
ImagiMath, PowerOne
ImagiProbes
eTales, PalmReader
Noah, Thesaurus

23. Websites to Remember… www.handango.com
Palm Education:
Education Grants:
Education integration:
Palm Store:
Software: