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By: Juanita Harrell Matt Serge Jana Bender Megan McCue

Handheld Devices. By: Juanita Harrell Matt Serge Jana Bender Megan McCue. Definition:. Handheld is its ability to h andle personal information, i ncluding contacts, calendar e ntries, and task or to-do lists. Can you name any Handheld devices?.

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By: Juanita Harrell Matt Serge Jana Bender Megan McCue

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  1. Handheld Devices By: Juanita Harrell Matt Serge Jana Bender Megan McCue

  2. Definition: Handheld is its ability to handle personal information, including contacts, calendar entries, and task or to-do lists.

  3. Can you name any Handheld devices?

  4. Who has a handheld device with them right now?

  5. Cell Phone Functions: • Camera • Video Camera • Clock • Maps • Memo Pad • Alarm Clock • Voice Recorder • GPS • MP3 Player • Calendar • Calculator • Contact List • Text Messages • Walkie-Talkies • Internet • Email • Games

  6. Cell Phone Classroom Functions: What up Teach? • Monitoring Attendance • Memo Pad • Stopwatch • Texting Homework Questions • Voice Recorder (Taking Notes) • Camera (Pictures/Video of Students) • Grade Reminders Through Text Messages • Music Player for Studying • Taking Surveys • Clock and Time Management

  7. Cell Phones: I WANT YOU to tell me how you use your cell phones!

  8. What are the negatives of using cell phones in the classroom? • Distractions (Ringing) • Poor Grammar Habits (Texting) • Games During Class • Less Face to Face Interaction • What else can you name?

  9. iPod’s General Functions: • Podcasting • Stopwatch • Pictures • T.V. Shows • Pedometer • Music • Movies • Games • Calendar • Running Program

  10. Our Personal Uses: • 100% of us use it for music. • 50% percent of us use it for games. • 25% of us use it for pictures. • 25% of us use it for telling time. • 25% of us use it for the stopwatch feature.

  11. Educational Uses: • Calendar. • Class Notes (downloaded). • Contact Lists for group work. • Mobile Curriculum: • Movies • Quizzes • Book Readings • Poetry • Podcasting for replaying lectures. • Books on CD’s • Stopwatch to time activities. • Music in the classroom. • Personalize Languages. • Math Modeling. • Class Lectures.

  12. Negatives of iPodUse: • Distractions (students lose focus) • What distractions can you think of?

  13. Positive vs. Negative Positive Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrZXqCO0gmI Negative Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsFaii9Fvjs

  14. Other Handheld Devices: • Walkman • MP3Players (other than iPod’s) • Personal Organizers • Mobile Gaming Devices • Stopwatch • Laptops • Blackberry • Digital Camera • Video Camera • GPS • Ebooks • Portable Electronic Keyboards • XM Radio

  15. Then and Now X = Walkman Pictures T.V. Show/Videos Clock Stopwatch Bulky, and not very easy to carry. Weighed 2 pounds and had 30 minutes of talk time before recharging. Cost around 4 grand. = Extremely small and light. Much longer call time and costs have significantly decreased to say the least.

  16. Questions Anyone?

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