Handheld Technologies

Virginia AngeloErica MichalskeKyle McCarley

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Devices Flash Drives

PDA’s

Calculators

Digital Cameras

iPods

Cell Phones

Headphones

Speakers

Emerging Devices iPad

Kindle

Nook

Pros Differentiated teaching methods

Encourages creativity

Helps students with learning disabilities

Portable

Cons Costly

Distractions Social Networking

Computer games

Graphic Calculators Check work

Avoid tedious calculations

Draw connections

Help with exams

Exploration

Exploration Through Logarithms

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Smart Phones “I integrated the phones into everything

we did. Matt Cook

HTC 6800

•Uses

-Internet

-Solar Systems

-Scientific Notation

-Joint Research Projects

-Word and spreadsheets

-Transfer Information

Ipods Applications

Learning and educational apps

Foreign language

Flashcards and other review games

Creative apps

Pod casts Lectures and group presentations

Integrate others podcasts into lesson

Activity Find the app: Constitution. How can it be

used in the classroom?

Find the app: My Very First. How can it be used in the classroom?

Find an app related to your major. What do you like and dislike about it?

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