Use of Wireless handhelds and laptops in high schools and universities
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Several school districts have announced similar initiatives, either with laptops or handhelds.
This apparent success is the result of the evolution and convergence among several trends:
1) Wireless LANs have become attractive substitutes/ complements to wired LANs
2) Handhelds, widespread in the business world, are entering the education market
3) Current research-backed learning theories stress construction and collaboration
4) It is too early to see hard research, but many initiatives are working on it...
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The report includes a special section on ongoing research.
At the same time, technologies keep evolving with new hardware and software appearing every year.
II. Uses
Wireless Handhelds and laptops are only part of the technology tools available in schools and colleges.
The main uses of Wireless Portable Computers are being:
At Schools
? "Formal" uses, related to curriculum: a) Word processing and note-taking, b) Infrared beaming for distributing content, c) Probing Outside, d) Assessment and instructional planning (using "Discourse" engine)
? "Informal" uses: a) Recording voice or music, b) Visiting Web sites, c) Personal organization
At Colleges
They are usually not used for Instruction...
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