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Using Palm Pilots for Faculty and Students

Using Palm Pilots for Faculty and Students. Alexa Azzopardi MDEC Conference Schoolcraft College Friday, March 24, 2006. Introduction - What is it?. Handheld computer not Palm Pilot (brand name) Lots of different brands like: Palm – Zire & Tungsten

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Using Palm Pilots for Faculty and Students

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  1. Using Palm Pilots for Faculty and Students Alexa Azzopardi MDEC Conference Schoolcraft College Friday, March 24, 2006

  2. Introduction - What is it? • Handheld computer • not Palm Pilot (brand name) • Lots of different brands like: • Palm – Zire & Tungsten • Sony - CLIE • HP - iPaq • Dell - Axim

  3. Inputting Information – 5 ways • Keyboard - collapsible • Keyboard – on screen • Graffiti • Beaming • “Sync” it from your main computer

  4. Basic Software • Calendar • Multiple views of the calendar • Schedule an event with or w/o an alarm • Recurring events • Categorize events • Contacts • Categorize your contacts • Business Card

  5. Basic Software • Memo Pad – Use Graffiti or keyboard • Note Pad – write directly on the screen • Calculator • MP3 player • Tasks • World Clock • Alarm Clock • Set Alarm Preferences

  6. Software for Everyone • Documents to Go – Palm OS • Crunches Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint down to “Palm” size • Reads PDF documents • E-mail – Versa Mail (Windows only) • Handy Shopper – Create your own shopping list • EZ-Convert – Converts measurements • Car Payment – Calculates a car payment • UnLend

  7. Faculty • Percent Table – Just like your trusty EZ-Grader – only BETTER!!! • There are electronic grade books, but you’re going to PAY!!! Use Excel instead.

  8. Students • Homework Assistant – List their homework, when it’s due, for what class, and if it’s done yet • Grade Plus – Students can calculate and keep track of their own grades • Inflation Master – Calculates prices with inflation rates

  9. Care and Feeding of Your Handheld • Keep it charged or ELSE!!! • Power Saving Features • Auto turn off • Keep brightness down • Sync it • Keep it DRY! • Screen Protector

  10. Care and Feeding of Your Handheld • Owner Information • Name • Address • Phone • Email contact • In Case of Emergency • Don’t Drop It!!!! (or at least drop it on something soft…) • Purchase an extended warranty if possible

  11. If we have time… • Prize Wheel – “Pick a number between…” • Die Roll – Roll up to 6 dice • Sketchy – Animation software • Marbles – No, not the ones you lost…

  12. Good Websites to Check Out • www.palm.com • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx • www.cnet.com – Get reviews for various models • http://www.palmloyal.com/new/index.php - Good place for freeware • http://www.pdasoftnet.com/ - Freeware for Palm and Windows OS

  13. Good Websites to Check Out • http://hi-ce.org/ - Connected with the U of M School of Education • http://www.goknow.com/ - Educational software for the handheld • http://learninginhand.com/ - Handheld computing in education, articles, management, and freeware

  14. Graffiti 2 Alphabet

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