Monthly Archives: December 2002

This article from eSchool News is about the initiative from the feds to fund research on the impact of educational technology: http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/ssunreg.cfm?ArticleID=4148&ul=%2Fnews%2FshowStory%2Ecfm%3FArticleID%3D4148

A high school student in California hacked into the grading system of his school. The twist here is that it was part of a research project, and he had permission to try. It turned out the password was the secretary’s … Continue reading →

The Gartner Group has published an interesting report on future trends that includes discussion of new types of low-cost, durable computer displays. I think it has very interesting implications for educational applications. You can read it at : http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2901050-1,00.html

I have provided a document listing 15 Palm programs. These have been around for awhile. There are more coming out weekly. There are now a total of over 22,000 programs that run under the Palm OS. Many are free. Keep … Continue reading →

Evaluation studies are showing that handheld computers can offer unique benefits to teachers and students. Students can have a personal, portable device ready at-hand for individual and collaborative learning activities, whereever they go. Students can use handhelds for such things … Continue reading →