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Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training

Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training. Dr. Tony Petrosino Robby Slaughter Melissa Tothero. Welcome PT 3 Fellows. Ron Smith Dan Gruver Cynthia Borden Evangeline Herring Pat Mendoza Jonathan Harris. INSITE PT 3 Grant DOE P342A000111. Dr. Paul Resta- Co-PI Dr. Jere Confrey- Co-PI

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Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training

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  1. Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training Dr. Tony Petrosino Robby Slaughter Melissa Tothero

  2. Welcome PT3 Fellows Ron Smith Dan Gruver Cynthia Borden Evangeline Herring Pat Mendoza Jonathan Harris

  3. INSITE PT3GrantDOE P342A000111 • Dr. Paul Resta- Co-PI • Dr. Jere Confrey- Co-PI • Dr. Anthony Petrosino- Co-PI • Project Director- Melissa Tothero

  4. Agenda • Roundtable Discussion • Palm Features Q&A • “Thinking Outside The Palm” • Mobile Mentor Software • “Surf” the Web with AvantGo • Introduction to PDAShare

  5. Roundtable Discussion • How have you used the Palm? • What were your expectations? • What features do you wish it had? • What problems have you encountered? • What applications do you see for your teaching?

  6. Palm Features Q&A

  7. “Thinking Outside the Palm” The most interesting uses of technology are the ones which we never expected.

  8. Printing with Palm Pilots • Do you think it’s possible? • How do you think it might work? • What problems do you foresee? • What uses might there be?

  9. Palm Printing with InStep Print • Launch program called InStep Print • Configure for current printer • Select document you wish to print • “Beam” document to Infrared ready printer or to IR interceptor device

  10. Palm Printing Continued • Very powerful idea • Relies upon specific printer drivers • IR link is slow and temperamental • How can we improve on Palm Printing?

  11. Palm Printing with BlueTooth™ Wireless connectivity standard

  12. Mobile Mentor CD

  13. Mobile Mentor CD PowerOne General Calculator • Replacement for built-in calculator • Includes scientific, trigonomentric, and some one-variable statistics • Basis for PowerOne Graph

  14. Mobile Mentor CD Documents To Go • Lighter edition than the one you already have

  15. Mobile Mentor CD MobileDB • Full-featured database for the Palm • Includes PC-side component for managing databases • Handle any complex array of data • Could be used for attendance, grades, reference

  16. Mobile Mentor CD PowerOne General Calculator • Replacement for built-in calculator • Includes scientific, trigonomentric, and some one-variable statistics • Basis for PowerOne Graph

  17. Mobile Mentor CD ThoughtManager for Teachers • Outline Authoring Tool • Used to help organize ideas • Includes hundreds of sample outlines • ThoughtManager contest! (link)

  18. Mobile Mentor CD Thesaurus and SpellCheck • Over 80,000 words • Probably more useful for language arts courses

  19. Mobile Mentor CD PocketCU “Teaching to Standards” • Online course based on Palm Pilot • Includes syllabus, readings, activities • Basic version of PDAShare

  20. Mobile Mentor CD PDARestrictor Demo • Lock down Palm Pilots • Prevent users from HotSyncing or Beaming • Control which applications can be run • Great for classroom environments

  21. Mobile Mentor CD eBooks / PalmReader • Read books on your Palm Pilot • 10,000 free and hundreds of pay books now available • www.memoware.com • www.peanutpress.com • Opportunities in the classroom?

  22. Mobile Mentor CD Bejeweled / Super Solitaire • Two great games for Palm • Highly addictive • Install at your own risk!

  23. Lunch 12:00 to 1:30

  24. HotSync Cradle Synchronization with HotSync • HotSync cradle connects to PC serial port • Doubles as battery recharge station • You should HotSync everyday

  25. Breaking the Model One Palm to One PC

  26. Network HotSync • Right-click on HotSync • Select “Network” • HotSync your Palm to update settings

  27. Network HotSync One Palm to One PC From Any PC

  28. Ethernet Cradle HotSync One Palm to One PC From Anywhere

  29. The Internet on Your Palm • What do you need to get on the Internet? • Computer? • Connection? (Modem/Ethernet) • Can a Palm serve as a computer? • Can a cradle serve as a connection?

  30. Palm Direct Connect Demo • Directly connect to the Internet • Requires Palm Ethernet Cradle • Surf the Web, send email etc. • Small screen affects experience

  31. The INTERNET Can we HotSync the Internet?

  32. HotSync the Internet Yes! However… • The WWW is BIG, but your Palm isn’t • You don’t use your Palm while you HotSync, so you must decide in advance what you want to see • The web is formatted for large screen devices

  33. “Surf” the Web with AvantGo • Free software for “surfing” the web while “disconnected” • Two components: • Palm software: Browser • Online website: Channel Manager www.avantgo.com

  34. Where are we headed? Problem: One PDA-to-One PC

  35. Where are we headed? Solution: Many PDAs-to-One Server

  36. Where are we headed? Palm Ethernet Cradles • Plug directly into the network • Eliminate costly PCs • Allows synchronization from anywhere

  37. Where are we headed? PDAShare • PDA-based courseware application • Custom built internally

  38. The Future of Palms and You Along the theme of “Thinking Outside the Palm”, write a short story about yourself as a teacher in a Palm-equipped classroom in the future. Don’t be afraid to invent any technology you can dream of!

  39. Final Thoughts • Did you learn to think “Outside the Palm” • Were you expectations met or exceeded? • What opportunities do you see in the future?

  40. Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training Dr. Tony Petrosino Robby Slaughter Melissa Tothero

  41. 10 Minute Break 11:45 AM

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