More exciting is the chance to see the terminal server software which allows the handheld PC's to run full-featured applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer 5. Here is a site by an Eagle Rock High School student that makes extensive use of Macromedia Flash . Gretchen helps everyone relate their work to the information literacy content matrix . The chemistry students are actually using the handheld PC's in the classroom with the new wireless ethernet cards. The Family Album Page is linked here for your convenience.
Teachers also pin down ideas for their technology-enhanced lesson.
This sample Treasure Hunt is presented to give you a taste as well as some useful links. The Treasure Hunt begins as a Hotlist of sites and adds questions to focus students on the important ideas at each site as well as guide students into synthesizing their information with a Big Question. Evan, Todd, or Curtis will respond by email or site secretary. This will give you great starting places whether you are at your HPC or at your larger computer. The combined use of handheld PCs, wireless ethernet, and thin-client technology is a unique solution to providing students with access to computing power.