Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training

Dr. Tony PetrosinoRobby SlaughterMelissa Tothero

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Welcome PT3 Fellows

Ron SmithDan Gruver

Cynthia BordenEvangeline Herring

Pat MendozaJonathan Harris

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

INSITE PT3GrantDOE P342A000111

• Dr. Paul Resta- Co-PI• Dr. Jere Confrey- Co-PI• Dr. Anthony Petrosino- Co-PI

• Project Director- Melissa Tothero

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Agenda

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

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Palm Features Q&A

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

“Thinking Outside the Palm”

The most interesting uses of technology are the ones which

we never expected.

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Palm Printing Continued

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

Printing?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Palm Printing with BlueTooth™

Wireless connectivity standard

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

PowerOne General Calculator• Replacement for built-in calculator• Includes scientific, trigonomentric,

and some one-variable statistics• Basis for PowerOne Graph

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

Documents To Go• Lighter edition than the one you

already have

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

PowerOne General Calculator• Replacement for built-in calculator• Includes scientific, trigonomentric,

and some one-variable statistics• Basis for PowerOne Graph

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

ThoughtManager for Teachers• Outline Authoring Tool• Used to help organize ideas• Includes hundreds of sample

outlines• ThoughtManager contest! (link)

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

Thesaurus and SpellCheck• Over 80,000 words• Probably more useful for language

arts courses

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

PocketCU “Teaching to Standards”• Online course based on Palm Pilot• Includes syllabus, readings,

activities • Basic version of PDAShare

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Mobile Mentor CD

Bejeweled / Super Solitaire• Two great games for Palm• Highly addictive• Install at your own risk!

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Lunch

12:00 to 1:30

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Synchronization with HotSync

• HotSync cradle connects to PC serial port

• Doubles as battery recharge station

• You should HotSync everyday

HotSync Cradle

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Breaking the Model

One Palm to One PC

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Network HotSync

1) Right-click on HotSync

2) Select “Network”3) HotSync your Palm

to update settings

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Network HotSync

One Palm to One PCFrom Any PC

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Ethernet Cradle HotSync

One Palm to One PCFrom Anywhere

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Palm Direct Connect Demo

• Directly connect to the Internet

• Requires Palm Ethernet Cradle

• Surf the Web, send email etc.

• Small screen affects experience

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Can we HotSync the Internet?

TheINTERNET

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

“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                                           

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Where are we headed?

Problem: One PDA-to-One PC

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Where are we headed?

Solution: Many PDAs-to-One Server

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Where are we headed?

Palm Ethernet Cradles

• Plug directly into the network

• Eliminate costly PCs • Allows

synchronization from anywhere

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Where are we headed?

PDAShare• PDA-based

courseware application

• Custom built internally

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

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!

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Final Thoughts

• Did you learn to think “Outside the Palm”

• Were you expectations met or exceeded?

• What opportunities do you see in the future?

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training

Dr. Tony PetrosinoRobby SlaughterMelissa Tothero

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

10 Minute Break

02:32 AM