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Norwegian Teachers and Pupils Receive Palmtops
 Two classes of 14 year old
pupils and their teachers at Amot Lower Secondary School in Norway have
received palmtop computers for their school activities. The school
competed with others to be chosen by the Network for IT Research and
Competence in Education to receive the equipment. Teachers and pupils in
the scheme will research how pocket PCs can improve pupil motivation and
engagement in the learning process.
Amot Lower Secondary School is a member of the European Network of
Innovative Schools (ENIS) and was chosen for the project among many other
schools in Norway. In the application, the teachers stressed that they
wanted pupils and teachers to work together more effectively, on a more
equal level and in a fun and playful environment.
Going Wireless
Once they received approval of their project, the teachers at the
school made a selection process, and finally the Hewlett Packard iPAQ
h5455 Pocket PC was chosen. This palmtop includes wireless Internet
access.
Pupils will get the chance to use the pocket PCs for a range of
activities, from noting results during science experiments, to accessing
their own digital portfolios on the school server from wherever they are
in the school.
New and Original Activities
Other interesting activities could include instant messaging, video
conferencing and much more. As the teachers themselves say:
'We think
handhelds have potential to be used in new and original ways. We don't yet
know the potential.'
Read more about the project on the Amot School website.
Amot School's Report (in English)
www.amot.gs.hm.no/pda/prosjektet/
pprosjekt_engelsk.htm
European
Network of Innovative Schools
http://enis.eun.org/
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| Author: |
Alexa Joyce |
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Alexa Joyce |
| Published: |
Monday, 10 Feb
2003 |
| Last changed: |
Monday, 3 Feb
2003 |
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