Handheld devices such as PDA’s are moving into the world of education. According to a recent AP article at wired.com:
“Educational sales of personal digital assistants, laptop computers and
handheld remote controls called "clickers" are ballooning nationwide. Last year,
a survey by Quality Education Data found that 28 percent of U.S. school
districts offered handhelds for student and teacher use. One of every four
computers purchased by schools was a laptop.One of the frontrunners was Yankton High School in South Dakota, which
adopted Palm handhelds in 2001 and found they improved students' grades.Electronic learning has become so popular that one school in Arizona went
textbook-free this year, instead equipping its students with laptops. Seventeen
schools outside Eugene, Oregon, now use handhelds on most science field
trips.”
Are you ready for the Handhelds? (HT techmorandum)
