Handheld+Devices

//**PSP**// Jason Plant

**//Why use the PSP in the classroom?//** Although using the PSP in the classroom is a new concept, it offers many different advantages and disadvantages over more traditional educational activities. In the changing scope of education, new technology is essential to grab the attention of students. Because these digital natives have grown up around technology, student's response is often more open because they are comfortable.

**//How does the PSP offer educational opportunities?//** The PSP can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. It can be used as a storage device, internet access, sharing videos and pictures, viewing PowerPoint presentations, and playing educational games.

**//What are the advantages of using PSPs?//** There are several advantages of using PSPs in the classroom. One advantage is that it captures the attention of digital natives for a longer period of time. Students are generally captivated and are more apt to stay on task. Another advantage is that users can download digital books. Downloading digital books is cheaper than buying printed books, which is much easier for students on a budget.

**//What are the disadvantages of using PSPs?//** PSPs also come with a few disadvantages. The first of which is the initial cost of the PSP. PSPs can be found for around $129, and for a school district on a budget, that is not a reasonable price. In addition, memory cards are around $30, and each educational game must be bought and paid for as well. Teachers have also found that it can be difficult to get the attention of the student back after using the PSP. It is also difficult to monitor students during classtime.

**//For more information on the PSP, you can visit the following web sites://**

//For a review of the PSP being used in the classroom, visit// [|//http://www.buddyproject.org/resources/technolo/videogaming.asp//] //For another review, visit// [|//http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2007/03/14/sony_brings_psp_to_the_classroom//] //For more product information, please visit// [|//http://us.playstation.com/psp///]

__**Cell Phones**__ Bethany Doskocil There are many uses for cell phones these days. They aren’t just used for making phone calls or sending text messages anymore, they can send e-mails, play music, get on Internet and much more. Although many people see cell phones as a nuisance, there are many helpful ways they can be used in education. One way to do this is a teacher can visit the website called remind 101 and can input all assignments, due dates and any other reminders for that class in and the students can go to the site and register themselves in the class to receive reminders via text message or e-mail from that class. The student can select what kind of reminders they would like to receive or they can receive all class reminders. There is a school in Eldridge, Iowa that has started using cell phones in a science room for practice tests. The teachers use a projector to project questions up on the white board and the students text their answers to a site called [|__pollseverywhere.com__] . The teacher can then see the results and identify where there are problems and can cover only that material in better detail. Student who do not have a cell phone use school lap tops to e-mail in their answers.

__**SMART Boards**__ //**Bethany Doskocil**// //SMART Boards are becoming more and // //more common in classrooms these days. They are easy to use for simple lessons ////and collaborative lessons that can get the students excited and involved in ////leaning. SMART Boards are touch sensitive input devices that can easily be ////controlled by a teacher or student. The information can be manipulated by using ////the touch screen board or the main computer that the board is hooked up to. They ////can also project power point presentations which can be altered by using the // //included markers as if it were a dry-erase board. // //Here is a website that has lots of helpful information about smart boards and what they can be used for [] //

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<span style="color: #009cff; font-size: 190%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__**//Laptops//**__ //An'Taneice Ross//

<span style="color: #ff00ff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__**//Why should we use laptops in the Classroom//**__

By having a laptop handy you have fast access to the web. Most of the time when a class has to do a project, they have to pick certain days to attend the computer lab. Laptop saves teaching time and learning time. Students are able to start working on things without leaving the classroom. You can carry a laptop anywhere you go. So instead of working at a desk, Laptops allow students to get comfortable in their own space. Laptops put information at student’s fingers tips. They make students more motivated to study in class and do their homework. Having Laptops in class can also enhance their creativity skills. Students will also learn how to stay organized, save and store their work.

__**How Laptops work in the classroom?**__

· Helps students get extra help from teachers at home · Allows students work on projects at home ( if the school allows them to take them home) · Takes notes during class

__**Are they effective in the classroom?**__ · enhance learning skills, quick and easy access to the web and other information

__**How do you monitor the usage during class time?**__

· Depending on what grade level and the teacher’s classroom procedures. · Use only for projects · Looking up definitions

**__Keeping track of the devices:__** · set up a security system

__**Ways of communications**__: · e-mail, online classes, grades, online books (e-books) · parents · taking notes

__**Effects with cheating (Technology.am**)__ · Don’t have access to the internet while taking exams · Record all activity on the computer ** //For more informations on Laptops please visit the sites below:// **
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__** //<span style="font-size: 190%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Kindle // **__ //Katlyn Bankston//

**__ Advantages of Using the Kindle in the Classroom include: __**
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Cost.// A kindle is relatively cheap, as it can be purchased for around the same price as a new textbook. E-books for the Kindle can also be purchased, and they are cheaper than printed books.
 * // Built-on Dictionary. // All new Kindles come with a built on dictionary, which makes looking up words easier and faster than traditional dictionaries.
 * // Develops better reading skills. // Because the Kindle is a new technology, students are more interested in reading. More reading develops reading skills.
 * // Lightweight. // The Kindle weighs less than a paperback book.
 * // Accessible to anyone. // The Kindle has a feature where it can read books out loud to the user.

__**// For more information on the Kindle, please visit: //**__ > //[] or []//
 * // [] For how to use the Kindle in the classroom. //
 * // For a review of how the Kindle works in the classroom, visit //