You're in Control: Producing Content for Handhelds
July 12, 2005
Tan Tar A Resort, Missouri
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Description: There are hundreds of great Palm OS applications for learning. However, handy applications shouldn't be the only files taking up the memory on your students' handhelds. Besides an array of programs, handhelds should be filled with quality content. Learn about creating eBooks, audio programs, websites, and videos for palm-sized computers. Discover how meaningful learning really can be when teachers and students produce and share their own digital content!

eBooks

eReader
Free eBook software.
www.ereader.com/product/detail/15002

eBook Studio $30
Software for making eBooks on Windows or Macintosh computers. You can purchase one copy and distribute the books you make with that one copy to as many handhelds as you like.
ereader.com/products/ebookstudio

Instructions for adding images to eBooks
Just make sure your images are not larger than 158 x 148 if you want them to be viewable. Otherwise, a generic icon will represent the image. Readers will have to click the icon to see the image. See eBook Studio's user guide, page 85 for inserting images.
edtech.lisd.k12.mi.us/resources/Palm Resources/Palm/ebookstudiographics.htm

Tony's eBooks page
learninginhand.com/ebooks.html

Websites

FlingIt & Manual
Easy, educational-friendly way to get web sites on handhelds.
goknow.com/Products/FlingIt

Plucker & Manual
More advanced and feature-rich way to get web sites on handhelds.
www.plkr.org/dl

Wapipedia, Ask Earl, Yahooligans, and FactMonster
www.wapipedia.org
yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl
yahooligans.yahoo.com
www.factmonster.com
Sites for finding content for FlingIt or Plucker.

Article: Optimizing Web Pages For Handheld Devices
www.intranetjournal.com/features/avantgo/designtips.shtml

Interactive Stories Resources
www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/projects/interactivestories/resources.html

Podcasts

Tony's podcasting page - major update coming soon!
learninginhand.com/podcasting

Article: Using Your Palm OS Handheld as an MP3 Player
k12handhelds.com/mp3.php

iTunes
The easier way to subscribe to podcasts. Then simply drag the downloaded files onto expansion cards.
www.apple.com/itunes

TCPMP - The Core Pocket Media Player
Free audio and video player for the Palm OS.
tcpmp.corecodec.org

Recording Your Podcast Using GarageBand (Macintosh)
www.apple.com/support/garageband/podcasts/

Recording a Podcast (Windows)
www.jakeludington.com/podcasting/20050222_recording_a_podcast.html

Feeder (Macintosh) $30
Create RSS feeds for your podcasts.
www.reinventedsoftware.com/feeder

FeedForAll (Windows) $30
Create RSS feeds for your podcasts.
feedforall.com

QuickNews $15
Automatically download podcasts through your Palm's wirless connection or through a HotSync operation.
standalone.com/palmos/quick_news/

Educational Podcasts at Podcast Alley
www.podcastalley.com/podcast_genres.php?pod_genre_id=7

Videos

TCPMP - The Core Pocket Media Player
Free audio and video player for the Palm OS.
tcpmp.corecodec.org

QuickTime Pro $30
Use QuickTime Pro to export your video as MPEG-4 (MP4).
www.apple.com/quicktime/download/mac.html

Kinoma Producer $30 and Kinoma Player 3 EX $20
kinoma.com

A complete section for video on handhelds in coming soon!

Handheld Computing Resources:

Handhelds for Teachers & Administrators
by Janet Caughlin and Tony Vincent
www.tomsnyder.com/Products/product.asp?SKU=JANHAN

Handhelds in Omaha Video
teachingnow.org/watchTV.php?id=32

Tony's List of Web Links
learninginhand.com/links/index.html