The University of Michigan has created two programs which have been tested in the classroom and been proven valuable. We would also like to recommend as a resource what we consider to be the top 10 applications for use with Palm OS computers in K-12 education. In each node are words that help a student organize, visualize and expand their thinking. PiCoMap enables a child to make a concept map right on the palm, for any subject. Their maps can be beamed to other children, the teacher, printed directly on a printer with an infrared port, synced with a desktop computer, or posted to the web.
Cooties is a palm simulation of virus transfer.
The children then beam each other and the program keeps a visual record of all the contacts made and which students are infected at the end. This application is perfect for an introduction to beaming and cannot be underestimated when teaching students about the spread of disease. FlingIt allows the user to instantaneously transfer a web page from a desktop computer to a PalmOS computer. Intended for use in classroom settings, the focus of this application is simplicity.