College is in the Palm of My Hand: Using PDAs in Teacher Education

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Franklin, T., Sexton, C., Lu, Y. & Ma, H. (2004). College is in the Palm of My Hand: Using PDAs in Teacher Education. In R. Ferdig et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 2166-2168). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004
Atlanta, GA, USA
2004
  Richard Ferdig, Caroline Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Niki Davis, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Teresa Franklin, Colleen Sexton, Yong Lu, Hongyan Ma, Ohio University, USA

Abstract

Handheld and portable computing devices have evolved into powerful and affordable learning tools which can access the Internet, download curriculum, send email, and perform many of the same functions as a desktop or laptop computer. This paper presents research concering the implementation of PDAs in a Science Methods course and Instructional Technology course in a Teacher Education Program in a Midwestern university. Preservice teachers in K-12 classrooms modeled the use of this emerging technology and examined pedagogical themes to determine if the PDA is "value added" to the curriculum due to its portability and versatility.

Keywords

• Research Methods
• Computer Sciences
• Curriculum
• Educational Technology
• Preservice Teacher Education

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