Small, mobile, portable devices with more processing power than the computer you bought in 1999 are everywhere. Computers that fit in your hand are now commonplace: cell phones, PDAs, iPods, GameBoys, PlayStation Portables, Eee PCs, and more. Students are attracted to these devices because they are interactive, mobile, and connected.
Common types of handheld computers being used in schools are: Windows Mobile & Palm PDAs, Netbooks, and iPods. These diminutive computers have plenty of memory to hold software applications, electronic texts, various documents, audio, and video. In fact, all of these kinds of devices can play podcasts. Podcasts are audio or video on the web that can be automatically downloaded and are ready to sync to a mobile device. There are thousands of podcasts freely available and they are organized in several different directories on the Web. Read More...
Learning in Hand is
a resource for educational technology by Tony Vincent. Tony focuses on free and inexpensive ways to engage learners. From netbooks and web applications to iPods and podcasting, Tony has put together information for teachers that is easy to understand, relevant, and free of charge. Please consider hiring Tony to speak or conduct workshops at your conference or school.
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