Hi Marian,
These are great questions and they'll be really useful as a starting place for our discussion!

Talk to you soon,
Marilyn

Marilyn Williams
6th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies
Kennedy Middle School
Eugene, OR

----- Original Message -----
From: Mariann Fedele <MariannF at lacnyc.org>
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2007 12:27 pm
Subject: [Technology 915] Re: Discussion on Hand-Held Devices in theClassroom
To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov>


> Hello David and all,

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> 

> Thanks for getting us started on our questions for Marilyn in advance 

> of

> the discussion on 4/17-4/19 on using handheld devices in the classroom.

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> What questions do others have?

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>  

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Mariann

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>  

> 

> Mariann Fedele

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> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:20 PM

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> Subject: [Technology 914] Re: Discussion on Hand-Held Devices in

> theClassroom

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>  

> 

> Hi Marianne,  

> 

> You wrote:

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> 

> 

> What questions or comments do you have that I can share with Marilyn in

> advance of our discussion that will help inform what we discuss?

> 

> 1. How do you use handhelds in your classroom?

> 2. How do your students use handhelds for educational purposes outside

> of class?

> 3. Some teachers object that the screen on a handheld is too small for

> education purposes.  Would you agree?  Why or why not?

> 4. What are the advantages that handhelds have over desktop or laptop

> computers for educational purposes?

> 5. What are the disadvantages?

> 6. Can you give (an/some) example(s) of effective usews of a handheld

> for adult learners?

> 7. Do you have any recommendations on what handhelds are best for

> educational purposes and why?

> 

> David J. Rosen

> djrosen at comcast.net

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