Educators who are thinking of using handhelds in education as glorified date books and organizers should start with Chapter 1. After reading stories from teachers of kindergarten to 12th grade, readers will understand that a handheld Computer can be much more than an organizer. The teachers sharing their experiences in Chapter l talk about some of the ways the Palm handheld has positively affected their classrooms.

The best way to explore the positive impact of using handheld Computers in education is to take a virtual tour of some classrooms where students have used their Palm handhelds in ways mentioned above. There are significant uses for handheld Computers at all grade levels (K-college). We will begin at the beginning - in kindergarten. From there, we will look at some other ways students have used handhelds in third grade, middle school, and high school. All schools mentioned are public schools where teachers have used handhelds in varying curricula, and for various purposes.

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