• First Look at the Zire 31 - pdf file to download or open with Adobe Reader

Using Palms in the Classroom

• Planet 5th - Mr. Vincent's Fifth Grade - photo essay
• Classroom Management
• Zire 31 Getting Started Guide - pdf file to download or open with Adobe Reader
• Introduction to Palm OS5 - Tutorial QuickTime movies that show you how to use your Palm Zire 31
• Support for Zire™ 31 Handhelds

Resources

• K12 Handhelds
• Handheld Devices in the Classroom
• Handheld Computing in Education
• Palm Applications in Education
• My m130 Handheld - from Palm
• Palm Education Helpful Sites
• To Palm or Not to Palm...that is Rockwood School District's question!
• Handhelds in Education

Case Studies

• Cold Spring School

• Success Stories

Software

• GoKnow.com
• eReader for reading Palm eBooks
• Grant Street Software - GSS Deploy makes setting up many Palms a breeze!
• Lefty Pilot Users - an application to set or unset Lefty Preference
  (Are you left handed? Check out this site on using the handheld left-handed.
  http://strout.net/info/pilot/leftypilot/intro.html)
• Graffiti info

Grading/Classroom Management Software

• Coffee Pot Software
• Teaching Aids Software
• Making the Grade
• Teaching with Palm

Tools

• T-Tools

Palm Tutorials

• Getting to Know Your Palm - Palm m130 pdf file (Acrobat Reader needed)
• Jumpstart to Handheld Computing (html)
• Palm Training for Professionals - Palm OS™ Emulator
• Ways to Enter Data into a Palm Handheld
• Jump Start to Handheld Computing (pdf)

Lesson Plans & Other Resources

• Using Handheld Technologies in Schools
  A newsletter with articles on topics such as basics, educational advantages and concerns, 101 great uses, eBooks, projects, grants and more.
  http://www.seirtec.org/publications/NewsWire/Vol5.2.pdf

• Using Palm™ OS Handhelds within the Curriculum
  Professional Development Resources for Educators
  http://www.midgefrazel.net/pda.html

• POWER in the Palm of Your Hand
  Supporting Web sites, links to hardware and software sites, and training handouts.
  http://kathyschrock.net/power/

• The Graphic Organizer
  Wondering how to use PiCoMap in your curriculum? Visit this graphic organizer website with many curriculum ideas!
  http://www.graphic.org/

• Lesson Plans from Arkansas Tech University
  Some significant units and lesson plans area available here.
  http://palm.atu.edu/lessons.htm

• It's Not a Date Book!
  This graphical organizer lists software applications in the various content areas.
  http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/lwl/notdatebook.htm

• PDA Librarian
  http://user.pa.net/~thompson/
  Outstanding Books for the College Bound; Best Novels Written in the English Language

• Handheld Computer Guide from eSchoolNews
  http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/hhc/
  Free registration required to view this great article. Downloads Available by Author; Great Books For Teens; Political Documents.

• The Handheld Educator
  http://techlearning.com/palm/
  Download these supplements (pdf format) on handheld computing. You'll find innovative activities for you to use in your classrooms and information on how to manage, evaluate, and more.

• Handy4Class
  http://www.figg.com/handy4class/
  The participants in the "Getting Handy" project are developing activity ideas and lesson designs, collecting resources, providing product updates, suggesting strategies for integration, and providing instructional support for efforts to use PDAs in instruction.

  • Computing Tools for Educators - Activity Structures

• Reading Books on a Palm
  http://user.pa.net/~ankney/Read/ReadingBooks.htm
  Instructions and links to get you started.

• Graffiti Guide for Classroom
  http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/handhelds/downloads/Graffti.pdf
  This PDF file has a complete large alphabet you can post in your classroom.