Each month the GoKnow® Handheld Specialists will present reviews of educational software for use for Palm OS®, and helpful tips for integrating handheld devices into your classroom. You can also send us your own lesson plans to share with other educators, and compare notes and swap ideas in our educator chat room.

Featured Reviews

	Mobile DB
		Mobile DB is the equivalent of taking a massive database--of student information, president facts, state information, etc.--and placing it on a handheld where the database is accessible anywhere, anytime.
	PrintBoy Premium 6.0
		The concept of PrintBoy is simple: With this software, a handheld computer can "beam" data directly to a specially-equipped IR (infrared) printer. This means some documents and artifacts can easily be converted to hard copy with nothing more than a couple of taps with the stylus.
	Summing
		Clear tiles from the board using the power of addition. The more numbers in the sum, the more points you receive.

Featured Lesson Plans

	Animating States of Matter
		Students will use the Sketchy animations previously created, or students will need to create a Sketchy animation depicting each of the three states of matter prior to this lesson. After reviewing the three states of matter, students will create a graphic organizer illustrating how the states of ...
	Food Chain Fun
		Students will create food chain diagrams on their handheld computers using their concept mapping software. They will discuss the roles of producers and consumers in the balancing of nature within an environment. This lesson could be tied in with the Owl Pellet lesson.