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Highlights from the Mid-Atlantic Handheld Conference 2005
Introduction to a Palm Handheld Computer Come learn the "ins and outs" of operating a Palm handheld computer. Participants will leave this hands-on workshop with a greater understanding of these amazing devices. Terri Harris
Picture This: Animation Applications Imagine a teaching tool that will enhance vocabulary development, provide for intense concept development and engage your students' creativity. That's a pretty tall order but you get that and more with GoKnow's animation and drawing tool, Sketchy. You will have the opportunity to view student animations submitted to this year's Sketchy Contest. Try your hand at using Sketchy as you participate in a model lesson designed to introduce GoKnow's animation tool to students and use it to illustrate simple or complex concepts. Bring your palm, your imagination and get started on the road to implementing research-based teaching strategies now. JoAnne
Hoeffner and Kim Reddish
eBooks: Make'em & Beam'em Would your students like to be published authors? Of course they would! They will be proud to beam their original stories and illustrations in their very own eBook to anyone with a Palm and eReader or PalmReader. eBooks can be incorporated into a language arts class or any content area where students have the opportunity to write about a given topic. As
a participant in this hands-on session you will write a story, illustrate it and
create your own eBook with eBook Studio. Bring your Palm handheld, story idea
and any picture file you might want to include in an eBook. Beaming completed
eBooks to other participants will be a fun way to "publish" and share
the "artifacts" from our session. Patti
Weeg
Palm Pals Our
presentation will take a look at how a 5th grade working-towards-level class and
a 2nd grade above-level-class formed a learning partnership to complete
activities together using their Palms. Samples and explanations of some of our
joint projects will be presented. Some of the activities will include a
"Palm Pal" activity. This is an activity that uses the premise of the
traditional Pen Pal program and puts the twist of the use of Palms in the
equation. Another example would be group generated webs and concept maps.
Finally, writing activities with different focuses will be shared. We will look
at the success and struggles that we have faced working together with these
groups and the management issues associated with this work. Cherie
Skeeter and Debbie Karten
We Did it Our Way! Join
us as we share with you the experience of implementing a 24/7 Palm program into
our 8th grade classrooms. We will tell you every thing that worked and didn't
work, give you copies of our forms and timeline. Through pictures, student work
and personal testimony enjoy the highs and lows of an exciting, creative year.
Leave with ideas and materials that will help you successfully plan and start a
palm program at your school. JoAnne Hoeffner, Kim Reddish, Nancy Heflin, and JoAnne Baker
Reading
and Writing in the Palm of Your Hand Learn
how to use Inspiration for the Palm and Docs to Go as strategies to improve your
students' reading and writing skills. You will learn techniques to teach
students how to use their Palm to categorize information from the text, create
graphic organizers, and write their final Constructed Response. Participate in
and leave with a classroom tested Kim
Reddish and JoAnne Hoeffner
Inspiration in the Handheld Classroom The
purpose of this session is to show the basic components of Inspiration and to
show how it can be integrated into Reading instruction. Participants will be
given two templates that can be used in an elementary class. One sample will be
on basewords and the other on antonyms. Come see how easy Inspiration can be
used to enhance Jason
Miller
The Principal's Palm: How One Administrator is Using Handhelds This
session will provide practical ways that administrators can take advantage of
handheld technology. Participants will leave with multiple strategies on using
handhelds for personal productivity, for data-driven decisions and to support
teachers with instruction. Jon
Shearer
Leave it to Quiz Whiz Participants
will become proficient with Word Pad. Entering new memos delete and beam memos.
Editing, undo, cut, copy, paste, keyboard and Graffiti 2 Help will also be
reviewed. Tony Hilligoss
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Contact: Carla Hurchalla: Coordinator of Instructional Technology Carl Dragwa: Coordinator of Educational Technology Wicomico County Board of Education 101 Long Ave. Salisbury, MD 21801 410.677.4420 |
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