Resources
Supplementary class materials
“Nothing Up My Sleeve — It's All On My Palm!” for Arlington Public Schools personnel
Web sites — education-specific
These sites cover such areas as educational software, suggestions for use of handhelds in an educational setting, and success stories. In addition, these sites have links to many other relevant sites.
- PalmSource Expert Guide for Teachers
- PalmOne's site for education
- PalmOne Quick Guides for Educators
- EduPalm
- Rainbowtech Handheld computing in education
- MIT Participatory Simulations
- The Concord Consortium Handheld educational software
- Hi-CE (Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education at the University of Michigan), developing free educational software
- Planet 5th: Learning in Hand
- K12 Handhelds
- pdaED.com
- Using Palm™ OS Handhelds within the Curriculum
- Learning @ Hand
Tools for Presenting
- PDA Reach — display your PDA's screen on your Windows PC
- Showmate — send PDA presentations to your projector via Bluetooth
- Margi Presenter-to-Go — has been discontinued by the manufacturer
- Palm OS Simulator — simulates Palm software on your Windows PC (free; registration required)
Books for educators
- Tips & Tricks for Using Handhelds in the Classroom
- 101 Great Educational Uses for Your Handheld Computer
Local Users Group
- D.C. Metro Area Palm Users Group — meets regularly, and membership is free. {The web site is out-of-date regarding meetings, so just get on the mailing list.)
Free newsletters
- Computing Unplugged
- Palm Tipsheet
- @TEAL — this one is a bit more technical
Books
Any good bookstore is likely to carry a number of different books covering Palm Powered technology, but this list covers the ones I consider to be the most helpful. The Pogue book (The Ultimate Guide) is quite a bit out of date — but if you're using an older model of handheld, it is still an excellent resource. The various Johnson/Broida books (How to Do Everything...) are all rather similar. If you're ordering one, by all means get the version that matches your handheld. But if you're borrowing from the library or browsing old books, any of them should be useful.
- Now You Know: Treo 680 Smartphone
by Patrick Ames
published by Peachpit Press, 2006, ISBN 0-321-45348-4
- How to Do Everything With Your Palm Handheld (Sixth
Edition)
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2006, ISBN 0-07-226379-2
- How to Do Everything With Your Palm Treo
by Derek Ball & Dayton Foster
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2006, ISBN 0-07-226249-4
- How to Do Everything With Your Sony Clié (Second Edition)
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN 0-07-223074-6
- How to Do Everything With Your Zire Handheld
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN 0-07-222930-6
- How to Do Everything With Your Visor
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2001, ISBN 0-07-219392-1
- PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide
by David Pogue
published by O’Reilly & Associates, 1999, ISBN 1-56592-600-5
Other goodies
Sources for eBooks
- PalmSource Expert Guide on eBooks/eReading
- MemoWare (all free content)
- FictionWise (occasional freebies)
- HandHeld Crime (all free content)
- Project Gutenberg (all free content -- many classics)
- Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia (all free)
- Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania (all free)
- Blackmask Online (mostly free)
- eReader (formerly Palm Digital Media)
- Baen Free eBook Library (free sci-fi)
- eBook Impressions
Sources for eNews
(Note that I consider Plucker to be the technically superior solution. But AvantGo is much simpler to install and configure.)
Expanded information on class topics
- Handheld database programs
- Cables to connect your PDA and phone
- Palm Office Suites comparison
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Alternative application launchers (1)
- Alternative application launchers (2)
Programs for backup to memory cards
- CardBackup — use it free, or register for expanded features (what I use personally)
- BackUp Pro — buy it, or use Lite version for free
- Inner Backup — a free program
- Red Feline Backup — free, open source software
Other goodies
- Free screen protectors (pay for shipping/handling)
- Brando Workshop — source for really good screen protectors
- Boxwave — another source for really good screen protectors
- GetHigh Tech, Inc. -- PDA spare parts and repairs
Links to other web sites — general
Visit these sites for news, tips, downloadable software, and product reviews.
- PalmSource Expert Guides, by area of interest, hobby, profession, or task -- an excellent starting point!
- PalmGear
- Handango
- Palm InfoCenter
- Brighthand
- EuroCool
- PalmLoyal
- The Gadgeteer
- Palm Open Source
- FreewarePalm
- PDA Buzz
- Tucows
Tablet PC resources
- Microsoft Tablet PC home page
- Tablet PC Power Toys (free download)
- Microsoft OneNote home page
- OneNote training video
Need more help?
- Read past issues of the magazine column "The Whole World in My Hand"
- Research your problem at Palm Customer Service & Support
- Sunny Banana offers personal consultation to help you make the most effective use of your handheld computer. Contact us for details.