Project INSITE: Intermediate Palm Training

Intermediate Palm TrainingMonday, June 22, 2002

Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training

Dr. Tony PetrosinoRobby SlaughterMelissa Tothero


Welcome PT3 Fellows

Ron SmithDan Gruver

Cynthia BordenEvangeline Herring

Pat MendozaJonathan Harris


INSITE PT3GrantDOE P342A000111

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

• Project Director- Melissa Tothero


Agenda

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


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?


Palm Features Q&A


“Thinking Outside the Palm”

The most interesting uses of technology are the ones which

we never expected.


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?


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


Palm Printing Continued

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

Printing?


Palm Printing with BlueTooth™

Wireless connectivity standard


Mobile Mentor CD


Mobile Mentor CD

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

and some one-variable statistics• Basis for PowerOne Graph


Mobile Mentor CD

Documents To Go• Lighter edition than the one you

already have


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


Mobile Mentor CD

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

and some one-variable statistics• Basis for PowerOne Graph


Mobile Mentor CD

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

outlines• ThoughtManager contest! (link)


Mobile Mentor CD

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

arts courses


Mobile Mentor CD

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

activities • Basic version of PDAShare


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


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?


Mobile Mentor CD

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


Lunch

12:00 to 1:30


Synchronization with HotSync

• HotSync cradle connects to PC serial port

• Doubles as battery recharge station

• You should HotSync everyday

HotSync Cradle


Breaking the Model

One Palm to One PC


Network HotSync

1) Right-click on HotSync

2) Select “Network”3) HotSync your Palm

to update settings


Network HotSync

One Palm to One PCFrom Any PC


Ethernet Cradle HotSync

One Palm to One PCFrom Anywhere


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?


Palm Direct Connect Demo

• Directly connect to the Internet

• Requires Palm Ethernet Cradle

• Surf the Web, send email etc.

• Small screen affects experience


Can we HotSync the Internet?

TheINTERNET


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


“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


Where are we headed?

Problem: One PDA-to-One PC



Solution: Many PDAs-to-One Server



Palm Ethernet Cradles

• Plug directly into the network

• Eliminate costly PCs • Allows

synchronization from anywhere



PDAShare• PDA-based

courseware application

• Custom built internally


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!


Final Thoughts

• Did you learn to think “Outside the Palm”

• Were you expectations met or exceeded?

• What opportunities do you see in the future?


Project INSITE:Intermediate Palm Training

Dr. Tony PetrosinoRobby SlaughterMelissa Tothero


10 Minute Break

02:32 AM