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Wireless Laptops
Why Wireless?
Wireless Resources
Partner Schools
Laptop Workshop
Handhelds (PDAs)
Why Handhelds?
COE
Handheld Program
Handhelds in Education
H.E.L.P.
Handheld Workshop
Online Education
Why Online Education?
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Computing
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As identified in the M3 grant, a
major barrier to using technology in classrooms is the lack of
mobility. Traditional computer labs and workstations, although certainly
useful, can be limiting in many ways.
Proximity to a network connection, inability to move about as needed,
inflexible work station arrangements, and the amount of space they occupy can make desktop computers seem like an
imperfect computing solution.
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computers that are not restricted by wiring or size factors, thereby allowing
instructors to integrate their computers more effectively in their projects.
Recent advances in wireless and handheld technology have made this possible.
The M3 grant provided funds to supply each
partner school of the grant, and the College of Education, with
their own mobile wireless cart equipped with 5 to 9 laptop computers (with
wireless PC cards), and a wireless base station. The grant also made possible a move into handheld computing,
and the College of Education has acquired a handheld lab, along with
portable keyboards and other peripherals. See a description of our handheld equipment for more information.
For more information contact
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