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Handheld Technologies. Virginia Angelo Erica Michalske Kyle McCarley. video. Devices. Flash Drives PDA’s Calculators Digital Cameras iPods Cell Phones Headphones Speakers . Emerging Devices. iPad Kindle Nook. Pros. Differentiated teaching methods Encourages creativity
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Handheld Technologies Virginia Angelo Erica Michalske Kyle McCarley video
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
Smart Phones • “I integrated the phones into everything we did. • Matt Cook • Uses • -Internet • -Solar Systems • -Scientific Notation • -Joint Research Projects • -Word and spreadsheets • -Transfer Information HTC 6800
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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