Handheld Learning - learning with mobile and ubiquitous technologies

The above link should read
http://www.seaford.k12.de.us/hh/

Hello, My name is Neil Bailey and I am also a new member as a result of the BETT show.  I am a post Doc researcher at the Spatial Ecology and Landuse Unit (SELU) at Oxford Brookes University and have a GIS/conservation background.  I am in the process of spinning out a company from Brookes which uses the power of mobile devices to help pupils (and other novices) identify and record wildlife.  We launched our first product...Butterfly Wildkey at BETT and are now moving onto a rockyshore key...visit www.wildkey.co.uk if you are interested...am also open to any ideas you may have!

Hi Everyone,

My name is Dave Whyley and I am Headteacher Consultant for the City of Wolverhampton - right in the centre of England... and I am part of the team leading the Learning2Go handheld project in the city.

So OK Graham, I have finally got around to post on the Handheld Learning Forum!

My Interest in Small computers probably goes back to my childhood watching programmes like Star Trek Thunderbirds UFO etc. ...

But to move swiftly on.... I began in earnest in 2001 when I bought an IPAQ to use as a PDA for my Headteacher Job.... I was fortunate enough following that to be involved in the original BECTA pilot with David Wright... ably written up by David Perry!

It was during this project that Gavin Hawkins and I had the idea of letting some year 6 learners loose with some Ipaqs to see what they could do with them if they had then for 24/7... we were amazed.... Check out these early stages on the following link ....

http://wgfl.wolverhampton.gov.uk/PDASite/index.html

In 2004 we expanded our interest in PDA's and responded to learners requests to have the internet and multimedia content in the palm of their hands.... We began phase 1 of Learning2Go which involved 4 schools but concentrated on 2 Primary schools using the Toshiba e 800 VGA screened devices....

Check out phase 1 on this link

http://members.microsoft.com/CustomerEvidence/Search/EvidenceDetails.aspx?EvidenceID=4594&LanguageID=1

I presented on this at Handheld Learning 2005 .... Great to see everyone there by the way...

Now we are into Phase 2 with 1000 Fujitsu Pocket Loox Handhelds in 18 different Learning establishments delivering mainstream content and applications to the palm of the learners hands..
We are very lucky to be working with lots of talented individuals - grown ups and children!!



Look out for a full write up soon... for any updates so far  see http://wgfl.wolverhampton.gov.uk/PDASite/index.html

Oh yes and Learning2Go is a BECTA ICT in Practice award winner for 2006....

So there you have it ....

Would be pleased to contact and share with members of this community...

Top non educational Tip so far..... Check out the weblog of Jason "Mr Mobile" Langridge if you want to keep uptodate with all things Windows Mobile...
http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/

This community is superb.... I really appreciate all of the contributions..... Will 2006 finally be the year of the handheld in education???

Keep up the good work Graham...!!

Hello,
My name is Carleen Benton and I teach a science lab for K through fourth grade classes.  I am interested in working with hand helds with a group of my students.  I think that I can collect data with a hand held.  I would love to talk to other teachers about what they are doing these things.  Technology can help children become involved in the class and help them become excited about new knowledge.  C Benton

I am Emma Harding, Graphics Course Leader and Education Techno
ogist(!) at a 6th Form College in Leicester. I am not really a techie and have my limitations, but I enjoy using all kinds of technology in education. I teach animation and would love to see students creating visual resources for handhelds. l think we are very behind compared to many sectors. I have had an iPAQ through college for several years, but have not realised its full potential. On fixing a wireless network at home I had time to experiment more and have had great fun. I now have to write a report on the possible implementation of more handhelds for staff use, so am looking for all the useful links. Our network managers are very concerned about the security problems which may be caused by the same devices being used on the college network and at home. This does not seem to have stopped many schools and other bodies letting students access the internet at home as well as in the school etc.
There is much I would like to learn from others!

Hi from Jonny Davey, I work at Islington CLC in London where we are using mobile devices to teach local KS3/4/5 learners.  I'm currently writing an MSc final paper on the influence of mobile learning devices on the design of classrooms of the future.  Help me if you can!

Hello, my name is Pete Wells and my interest is ICT, SEN and fligminkling.

I taught at Portland School in Sunderland for the last 10 years and this year am chuffed to have blagged Becta's ICT in Practice Award for Inclusion. I now work at Sunderland City Learning Centre teaching all kinds of mad stuff to huge groups of super children.

Workwise, I like writing sensory stories for pupils with profound learning difficulties and making cool chromakey films with pupils of all ages and abilities. My site is www.petewells.co.uk, please feel free to have a look!

Outside of work I love all manner of geeky stuff including comic reading (geek!), computer games (nerd!) and surfing.

Hello to all!

Pete (and Dr Plankenstein.)