Evaluation of Hardware Tools and Software Tools

Evaluation of Hardware Tools and Software Tools (Objectives 1,2) Attention: two parts to this assignment.

Part 1. Software Tools on Handheld Computers
Read this article about Handhelds in the Classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech083.shtml
Browse the following sites to locate a lesson plan or activity for using handheld computers in the classroom. Cite the lesson plan or activity and write a 150-word description of it.

https://engage.intel.com/community/teachersengage/showcase/
http://www.paperlessclassroom.org/howto/lesson_plan_ideas.htm
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic78.htm
http://www.ipads4teaching.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html
https://rlimberg.wikispaces.com/Itouch


Part 2. Electronic grade books
Use an electronic grade book program at one of the websites listed below to create a class of 4-6 students. Enter grades for 3-5 assignments, and try the other features of the program such as seating chart, reporting, and graphs.

• Class Action Gradebook Http://www.classactiongradebook.com
• Gradekeeper http://www.gradekeeper.com
• My Gradebook http://www.mygradebook.com/

Write 150 words on the grade book you chose and why you liked or did not like it.