Palm Applications

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Palm Applications

• This presentation will probably involve audience
  discussion, which will create action items. Use
  PowerPoint to keep track of these action items
  during your presentation
• In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button
• Select Meeting Minder
• Select the Action Items tab
• Type in action items as they come up
• Click OK to dismiss this box
• This will automatically create an Action Item
  slide at the end of your presentation with your
  points entered.

• Debbie Bordelon
• Technology Coordinator
• Westminster Christian Academy

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Beyond the PDA organizer to the handheld
computer
Hardware and software that extend the power of
your handheld computer!

• Word processing..Palm keyboard, WordSmith,
  Thesaurus/Dict
• Spreadsheet...Sheet to Go, QuickSheet
• Database.Filemaker Mobile, MobileDB,
  HanDBase
• Presentation..Portsmith Pitch, MARGI
  Presenter to Go
• Digital photography.Veo Photo Traveler, Palm
  Digital Camera
• Internet connectivityAvantGo, PicoBlue, WiFi
  (802.11), FlingIt!
• PrintingPrintBoy, TealPrint, PalmPrint
• Calculators.ImagiMath, powerOne Graph
• Drawing Painting..TealPaint, Diddlebug,
  Skethcy, BugMe
• Scientific probes..ImagiProbe, PASCO,
  Vernier
• Stories, texts, authoring.eTales, Palm Reader,
  Palm eBook Studio
• Course Management4.0 Student, Due Yesterday
• AssessmentLearner Profile, Making the
  Grade,
• 
  mClassReading

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Education Solutions 2003

• This CD contains Freeware and Demo versions of
  over 250 software programs for your Palm Handheld
  Computer

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Handheld Writing Station
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Documents to Go by DataViz

• Documents To Go Premium Edition version 6.0 by
  DataViz
• Allows you to use, create, and synchronize Word,
  Excel and PowerPoint files on your handheld
• You can also synchronize e-mail with attachments,
  view pictures and Adobe PDF files, and create
  Excel-like charts.

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Palm Reader

• Palm Reader is an intuitive and powerful program
  for viewing Palm Digital Medias electronic books
  or Palm OS Doc files on your Palm Powered
  product.
• Palm Reader shows text one page at a time and the
  Palm Reader supports embedded hyperlinks and
  images.

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FlingIt by GoKnow

• FlingIt allows you to fling copy in its
  entirety a web page from your desktop computer
  to your Palm handheld.
• You may then view and read the web page on your
  handheld at any time youd like.
• FlingIt works great for news stories,
  encyclopedia snippets, and color photos, as well
  as other additional educational resources.

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AvantGo

• http//www.avantgo.com/frontdoor/index.html
• With AvantGo, you can get thousands of specially
  formatted brand-name web sites ("channels") on
  your PDA or smartphone news, weather, sports,
  stock quotes, maps, movie listings, and more. All
  for FREE!
• Even create your own custom channels to download
  family sites, local news, niche sites, church and
  club sites, workout schedules, etc so you're
  always in touch, even on the go.
• Just sync 'n go from your desktop.

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Sketchy

• Sketchy is an animation tool featuring geometric
  objects, many pen options, and an easy-to-use
  interface.

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BibleReader

• A completely searchable Bible in various
  translations
• http//www.olivetree.com/

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Mapopolis

• http//www.mapopolis.com/
• This application lets you download fully
  interactive maps so that they are always at your
  fingertips

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Resource Websites

• http//www.goknow.com/Products/
• http//www.palm.hice-dev.org/beta.php
• http//kathyschrock.net/power/
• http//www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/handhelds/applic
  ations.html
• http//www.freewarepalm.com/
• http//www.palmspot.com/software/Education/