Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f6OEo4f29252; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:50:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:50:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <B7830287.192B%dgross@edc.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Dynishal Gross <dgross@edc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1935] Re: Anyone using PDAs? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Status: O Content-Length: 3116 Lines: 76 on 7/23/01 10:44 PM, Bennett, Gina at BENNETT@cotr.bc.ca wrote: > I admit my curiousity is piqued as well. I teach a computer literacy class & > of course I am the only member of that community who is able to afford a PDA > (an iPAQ as well -- & I love it too!). It has occurred to me that using a > PDA might be a very gentle, unintimidating way to introduce computing to > technophobes. I have also wondered if there might be some special literacy > value in having students play with the Transcriber (handwriting recognition) > program. There is something quite magical in using that stylus to write > letters & words & see them "magically" transformed into computer text. > > Thoughts? > > Gina Bennett > College of the Rockies > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sylvia Provenski > To: Multiple recipients of list > Sent: 23/07/01 6:51 PM > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1932] Re: Anyone using PDAs? > > Hi Doris, > You have peaked my curiosity! What literacy class could afford to have > PDA's? unless they were donated that is. I work in an adult secondary > institution and I am the only person here with a PDA. When I pull it > out > everyone stops and stares. I would love to have a class set. I love my > > PDA, a Compaq iPaq. It would be such a thrill for learners to use > them. Talk about motivation! I will be following the responses to your > > question with great interest. > Sylvia P. > > At 03:55 PM 23/07/01 -0400, you wrote: >> I am looking for examples of Adult Education classes using Personal >> Digital Assistants such as Palms. >> Doris >> >> Doris Ivy, Technology Librarian >> OTAN, Outreach & Technical Assistance Network >> 9738 Lincoln Village Drive >> Sacramento, CA 95827 >> 916-228-2580 228-2563fax In CA 800-894-3113 >> divy@otan.dni.us http://www.otan.dni.us > >From the shadows of the list into the light -- I'm Dynishal Gross and I work for the Adult Literacy Media Alliance, a non-profit project of the Education Development Center. We make TV411, a TV show aimed at pre-GED level adult learners. We also work with several hundred traditional and non-traditional literacy providing agencies around the country. While I've not come across any programs using PDAs with learners, one of our shows does feature this activity. Because time management is such a big issue for learners, who must find ways to incorporate time for class and study into lives filled with parenting, work, etc, the series revisits this topic several times. The segment with the PDA appears in Episode 16 and features Olympia Scott Richardson, a WNBA player, musician and mom sharing time management strategies which are not dependent on, but are enhanced by her use of a Palm Pilot. An instructor thinking of introducing these devices to their class might find it helpful to show this segment to demonstrate their usefulness. I'm happy to provide samples of this or other TV411 segments on the topic of time management. Just drop me a line. -- Dynishal P. Gross Research Assistant Adult Literacy Media Alliance 96 Morton Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10014 (212) 807-4252
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