PlamenMiltenoff

pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu

The SCSU Team

Who are we Today’s agenda:

Overview Hands-on

Comparing platforms mVal in a classroom

Discussion

GarySchnellert

glschnellert@stcloudstate.edu

What is PDA?

What are these things anyway? More than an organizer Almost a computer

Operating Systems: underneath it all PalmOS vs. Windows OS (PocketPC)

Brands & models Handspring, Sony, Palm, Compaq

Hands-on Sell/Buy a handheld

Choose the OS PalmOS http://www.palmsource.com/ PocketPC

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/products/pocketpc/default.mspx

Choose the product Handspring http://www.handspring.com/ Sony http://www.cliedeveloper.com/top.html Palm http://www.palm.com/home.html Compaq

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/handheld.html

Educational PDA Apps

Palm OS mVal Teacher Performance Lesson Planner

PocketPC SpareBrains!Student: arrange student’s

data Coordinator’s Scope: coordinates teachers

schedule

Goals for Using Technology in School

Increasing basic skills Motivating students Responses to different learning

styles Strengthening teachers

performance Modernizing the school culture

Application of PDAs in the classroom

Curriculum Student Achievement (grade) Student-Parents interaction Teacher (classroom management)

Limitations of Using PDAs Systematic professional

development Lack of Administrative support

Focus on technology not content

Advantages of PDAs in the Classroom

On site instruction Regular classroom application In classroom, lab or in the field Data collection on site One computer/unlimited PDA’s

Overview

mVal complete performance Appraise -students -faculty -staff -administration View individual student & class

performance Customize to 7 levels of

performance with rubrics

Features for Teacher Use

Plan: Build and share resources and activities

Assess:Demonstrates the performance in numerically or graphically

Report: Produces anecdotal report

Features for Administrative Use

Analyze school performance Create graphs, charts and generate

form letters Track student's attendance record

and behavior incidents Import and compare test results Performance evaluation

Features or Curriculum Standard

Access to curriculum standards Review state standards on PDA Mark selected standards that have

been covered in the classroom Access to supplementary materials

More…

Campus wide management: http://www.nearspace.com/education/index.

htm

Quizzes for PDAs: http://www.quizapp.com/ (Palm OS only) http://www.quizzlerpro.com/ (Palm OS only)

Questions

PlamenMiltenoffpmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu

GarySchnellert

glschnellert@stcloudstate.edu