Handheld computers are becoming more and more popular for teaching and learning across all grade levels.  They provide a low-cost alternative to desk top or laptop computers.  Most schools have a computer lab or a couple of desktop computers in the classroom allowing students only intermittent access to technology during the school day.  In comparison, handhelds are inexpensive, portable, and run many of the same programs as larger computers.  By providing a handheld computer to each student, technology can be integrated throughout the curriculum and can be used at the exact time and place that will have the greatest impact on student learning.

Websites on Handhelds:

Using Palm™ OS Handhelds within the Curriculum
http://midgefrazel.net/pda.html

Palm Activities
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/handheld%20Lesson.htm

Handhelds Go to School:  Lessons Learned – PDF
http://ctl.sri.com/publications/downloads/IEEEHandheldsGoToSchool.pdf

Electronic Reading Across the Curriculum
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/handhelds/reading.htm

Handhelds in the Classroom: Activities
http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/handheld/activit.htm

Palm Ideas from goknow - PDF
http://goknow.com/GettingStarted/Documents/LessonStarterList.pdf

Learning With Handhelds:  Findings from Classroom Research – PDF
http://makingsens.stanford.edu/pubs/LearningFromHandhelds.pdf

Using Handhelds with Special Needs Students – PDF
http://www.acdclab.alleganisd.org/Using_Handhelds_with_Special_Needs_Students.pdf