Additions to the Blogosphere
I want to tell you about some new (or somewhat new) blogs about handheld computing that are out there in the blogosphere:Mobile MusingsHow do I come across these brilliant blogs? I subscribe to Google Blog Searches. As you know, I'm an avid Bloglines user. I absolutely love that all of my updated blogs and RSS feeds are waiting for me in one place. I use Bloglines to subscribe to the RSS feeds for searches like these: handhelds + education, handhelds + classroom, handhelds + learning, podcasting + education, and pda + classroom.
Karen Fasimpaur, president of K12 Handhelds, writes about mobile technologies.
Handheldman - Journal
Steve Byrd, a passionate and geeky educator, writes about educational technology. Steve's writing has a unique voice that is really entertaining to read. Also check out his Handheldman Podcast.
Pocket-Ed Futures Blog - Pocket PCs in the Classroom
Ian Marsden from Australia writes about his use of Pocket PCs with students. Ian includes lots of great lesson ideas.
Handhelds in the Classroom
Debbie Donohue recently started a blog. She is really hooked on handhelds. I mean, really hooked. I submit this quote as evidence, "If I lost my handheld computer I may as well stay in bed in the morning because I wouldn't know where to go or how to get there!" Be sure to check out the cool video Debbie recently posted.
Ubiquitous Thoughts
Mark van 't Hooft works for the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University. He writes his thoughts and ideas about teaching, learning, and computing.
The Pre-Service Teacher Blog
Dale Ehrhart is going to make one heck of a teacher. He has lots of interest in handheld computing. Recently he's been blogging about educational applications he has programmed himself. You go Dale!
If you have a blog or know of one that you'd like to share, please tell us about it by adding a comment to this post!
It's funny! I just published this entry and then clicked the Google Blog Search links at the end of the post. and found another blog about handheld computing I have not seen before. It's title is "Janet."
http://janet.edublogs.org
Tony Vincent
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:57:00 PM
Thanks for the mention Tony. Now, I really need to create an organized download page.
Speaking of which, I uploaded a State Flash Cards application about an hour ago.
By the way, MACUL is hosting the 6th annual Handheld Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan this year on Nov 9th, 10th, and 11th. Hopefully, Everybody will be able to attend.
Here's the MACUL handheld conference site.
http://www.macul.org/page.php?pid=83
Dale
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Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:06:00 AM
I know Tony mentioned my blog before in a previous post from the Mid-Atlantic Handheld Conference, but thought I'd add it to this conversation as well...
Mobilemind-ed
http://www.mobilemind-ed.com
Thanks,
Brian
Brian
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Thursday, August 24, 2006 12:33:00 PM
Thanks Tony, for the mention of my new blog. I am a nut over handhelds! The teachers I've encouraged are the ones who actually implement them into the curriculum and my hope is that they will come in and talk about what works for them. They will have some great stories to share with us.
D.A. Donohue
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Friday, August 25, 2006 7:14:00 AM
Hi Tony, that's a great list of new sources of inspiration! I also author an m-learning blog, which reflects on the broader teaching and learning applications of digital mobile devices (including PDAs, mobile phones, and portable personal media devices).
Leonard
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Monday, September 04, 2006 9:41:00 PM
I think I clicked on about 3 links straight away! Though being Australian also I know Ian's very practical blog and sometimes link to it from my own blog about Mobile learning in education (mLearning), www.mlearnxyz.net . Itry and cover news about devices, as well as real-life examples of tech learning. Cheers.
Jonathan Nalder
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:58:00 PM
