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Pocket PCs and Wireless Networks in Science and Mathematics Education

http://aa.uncwil.edu/numina. Pocket PCs and Wireless Networks in Science and Mathematics Education. Charles R. Ward, Chemistry Ronald J. Vetter, Computer Science University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Outline of Presentation. History of Numina II Project Wireless Networks

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Pocket PCs and Wireless Networks in Science and Mathematics Education

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  1. http://aa.uncwil.edu/numina Pocket PCs and Wireless Networks inScience and Mathematics Education Charles R. Ward, Chemistry Ronald J. Vetter, Computer Science University of North Carolina at Wilmington

  2. Outline of Presentation • History of Numina II Project • Wireless Networks • Capabilities of the Pocket PC • Pocket PC Software for Science and Mathematics • Student Assessment with the Pocket PC • The Numina II Student Response System

  3. Multi-disciplinary team has been working together on technology projects since 1990. History of Numina II Project • Funding obtained from Pearson Education and UNCW in 1999 to explore the use of handheld computer technology for teaching science and mathematics.

  4. History of Numina II Project • Initial work done with Hewlett-Packard Jornada 690 and 720 handheld computers • Wireless networks installed in the chemistry, math, and computer science buildings

  5. Numina II Project • Internal seed grant obtained to study the use of the Pocket PC vs. the handheld PC in higher education. • Is it possible to do serious college-level work on a Pocket PC? • What additional hardware and software are needed to make the PPC a viable option for students and faculty?

  6. 802.11b Standards-based network • 150’ range around access point (indoors) • 11 Mbps throughput • Network access from anywhere in the building Wireless Networks

  7. Pocket PC Hardware • Intel StrongArm CPU (206 MHz) • 64 MB RAM • 240 x 360 reflective TFT colordisplay • Compact Flash expansionslot • 14-hour Li-ion battery • Pocket PC 2002 OS • MS Pocket Office suite • Internet Explorer

  8. Pocket PC Hardware • Pocket PCs are distributed to students in class • PPCs are stored on “charging” carts

  9. eBook Chemistry Textbook • Chemistry: The Central Science 8th Ed. • Prentice-Hall Publishers • HTML format – entirely editable • Textbook accessed via the Web

  10. Pocket Hyperchem from Hypercube • Pen-based interface • MM+ and Semi-Empirical • Build molecules • Optimize geometries • Explore properties of molecules • View and rotate molecules • Measure bond angles and bond lengths • View molecules in different renderings

  11. MS Pocket Word • Reads and writes standard MSWord (.doc) documents • Will read and display sub/super-scripts but will not create them • No support for tables

  12. MS Pocket Excel • Reads and writes standard MSExcel (.xls) documents • Does not support graphing • Will not allow non-contiguouscolumn selection • No statistical routines

  13. MS Pocket Internet Explorer • Supports standard HTML • Supports JPEG and GIF • Supports embedded Media Player • Supports Flash 5 • No animated GIF support • Limited JavaScript support • Very limited Java support

  14. MS Pocket Media Player • Supports WMF audio and video • Supports MP3 • Supports streaming video • Will embed in Pocket IE

  15. ChemRef Advanced • Colorful periodic table display • Displays 14 properties of eachelement • Will create plots of the periodic trends of elements

  16. MRI Graphing Calculator • Most of the graphing functions ofa TI graphing calculator • Easier to use than a calculatordue to the pen-based interface • Will export data to Excel

  17. GraphData • Developed at UNCW by Dr. RussHerman • Adds graphing capability to Pocket Excel • Graphs can be pasted intoPocket Word

  18. Scotty FTP • Graphical FTP client program • Very easy to use • Students use FTP to transfer filesto their instructor

  19. Data Harvest DATAQ System • 12-bit DATAQ system with numerous probes • Available as serial interface or as CF+ unit • Software runs on HPC, PPC, and desktop computers

  20. Numina II Student Response System • Interactive classroom questioning • Completely Web-based system • Student feedback is anonymous • Data are available for later analysis http://aa.uncwil.edu/numina/srs

  21. Numina II Student Response System

  22. Numina II Student Response System

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  24. Numina II Student Response System

  25. Numina II Student Response System

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  29. Numina II Student Response System

  30. Software Development for Numina II • Molecular Animator (states of matter, vapor pressure, phase diagrams, etc.) • Kinetics Simulator • Equilibrium Simulator • Data Analysis Module • Data Acquisition Software & Hardware

  31. Project Funding Acknowledgements • National Science Foundation • Pearson Education • UNCW • College of Arts and Sciences • Division of Academic Affairs • Information Technology Systems Division

  32. Acknowledgements Collaborators • Department of Chemistry • Dr. Jimmy Reeves • Dr. Barbara Heath • Mr. Ben Coats, Graduate Student • Ms. Jenny Wright, Undergraduate • Ms. Katy Magolan, Undergraduate

  33. Acknowledgements Collaborators • Mathematics and Statistics • Dr. Gabriel Lugo • Dr. Russ Herman • Computer Science • Dr. Ron Vetter • Mr. Adam Forsythe, Undergraduate • Mr. Shaun Border, Undergraduate

  34. http://aa.uncwil.edu/numina

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