This approach seems to translate seamlessly to their kids, and it fuels the way people handle schedules at home. Some parents with children who use electronic organizers say they appreciate being relieved of the burden of insuring that their children make their appointments. Now the Palm beeps, and I don't have to be the bad guy. The reason Daniel often has his Palm with him, however, is because he is an avid fan of Sub Hunt and Hardball, two of the hundreds of games available for the Palm that can be downloaded from the Internet. Like many children, Daniel was initially attracted to the games on the Palm, and started learning how to use the scheduling features later.
Some students do schoolwork on their organizers.
About the only thing I can't do are math problems. Even though Joe cannot write out long equations for math assignments on his Palm, dozens of numeric and scientific calculator programs are available for Palms, as well as applications that convert currencies, weights and other measurements. Electronic organizers are not as ubiquitous among teen-agers as cell phones or pagers. But I think that will change, especially because they've gotten a lot cheaper. In July, Palm Computing, a division of 3Com, began selling a less expensive version of its popular Palm III, the IIIe.