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Handhelds in Education

Newport-Mesa

Unified School District

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Palm Project Enhancing Education Through Technology Competitive Grant - $750,000 over 2 yrs. 1,000 handheld computers and keyboards At 2 middle schools

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Target Groups TeWinkle Middle School

All 6th grade students Ensign Intermediate School

All 7th grade students Year One

English and Social Studies teachers Year Two:

Math and Science teachers also

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Project Vision Handheld computers will be used to expand

access to technology for teaching and learning.

Laptops and multimedia resources will also be used to foster rich project-based learning.

Focus of project will be on building academic literacy.

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Project Goals Increase student access and use of

technology as a tool for learning (especially in reading and writing)

Increase teacher technology use as a tool for teaching

Increase home-school communications and community involvement

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Why Handhelds Handhelds are powerful computers!

(They are not just organizers.) Low cost Mobility Educational benefits Goal: 1 to 1 student to computer ratio…

Anywhere Anytime Learning

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Students can: Write a story Make a graph Take a quiz Watch a video Use flashcards to study Read a book Practice math problems

Parents can: Look at students’ work Read a progress report Look at homework Write a note to the

teacher Do a family writing

activity together

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Student Handheld System

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Handheld Tungsten ‘E’

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Keyboard System Closed

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Keyboard Open

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Handheld with Keyboard

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AC Adapter

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Syncing cable - USB

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Connecting AC and USB

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Software LearnStar eBooks Web content Study tools Writing tools Electronic portfolios

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Students are expected to use a handheld computer…

efficiently, ethically, and legally. appropriately and tastefully. for intellectual and scholarly pursuits.

Students are expected to honor copyrights when using a handheld computer.

Students are expected to maintain academic honesty when using a handheld computer.

Students are expected to carry and use a handheld computer with care.

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Handheld Concerns Damage Loss Theft Appropriate use (game playing, beaming)

Battery life Technical support

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Charging before deployment

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Tungstens in their leather cases

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Student helpers

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Orientation

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Student Exploration

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Student Exploration

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More training . . . .

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Successes 900 students & 102 teachers with handhelds Keyboards and student writing Palm Application & Archive Manager (PAAM) FreeWrite, PicoMap, Sketchy, & FlingIt (HLE) Inclusion of ELD and SDC Higher interest in handhelds Higher interest in tech-based staff-development Converts and surprises Good Press

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Lessons Learned Desktop software Existing network infrastructure Technical support Peripherals Logistics and scheduling (incl. training) Human resources School culture Administrative support Games

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Sustainability How do we institutionalize this? Where do we find funding for future

maintenance, replacement, staff development, and support?

What do these devices replace? How do these fit into the big picture? What is the next step?

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Media interest

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Register, Daily Pilot, LA Times

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Project Team Steven Glyer, Director Educational Technology,

Newport-Mesa USD Mark Wagner, Tech Coordinator, Orange County

Department of Education Karen Fasimpaur, K12 Handhelds Kristina Ho-Ruan, Tech Coordinator, Orange

County Department of Education Cheri Sheldon, Ed Tech Coordinator –

Secondary, Newport-Mesa USD

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Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Steven Glyer

Director of Educational Technology

2985 Bear Street

Costa Mesa, CA 92662

714-424-5042

sglyer@nmusd.us

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Questions?