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Palm Basics

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Writing Area

Scroll Buttons

Hard Buttons

SoftButtons

ScreenScreen

Title & Menu area Categories

Think of your computer…

Hard Buttons

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Letters on the left side…

… and numbers on the right.

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“Hard” buttons launch the main applications

Memo

To DoAddress

Date Book

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“Soft” buttons

2 Menu

1 Launcher(aka:Home,

Applications)

4 Find

3 Calculator

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1 Tap “Launcher”

Where all applications can be found and started

2 Tap icon

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Categories provide organization

1 Tap category menu 2 Select category

You can create your own categories.

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There are five+ ways to enter text.

SynchronizeOn-screen keyboard

Graffiti®

Beam via infrared Use an external keyboard

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To synchronize your Palm and computer, simply push the HotSync™ button.

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Beaming is the easiest way to input - and share!

You can beam:• individual items• an entire category• an application

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Turn on your Palm

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Address Book PreviewYOUR TASK

Create a new entry

in the Address Book.

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Open the Address Book

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2 Enter text1 Tap “New”

Tap these scroll buttons to move up and down the page

Add your name

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Finish your entry or edit session

Tap “Done” when you’re finished

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PRACTICE BEAMING INFORMATION

TASK

Create and beam your

eBusiness card.

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Open your own entry to record view

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Open the menus

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1 Choose “Select Business Card…” from the Record menu

Identify your ebusiness card

2 Tap “Yes”

Notice this icon at the top of your business card

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Experience the magic! (Leave the address book application!)

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Beam your ebusiness card with one button

1. Point to another Palm handheld within 3 feet and on the same ‘plane’

2. Hold down the “Address Book” button for two seconds - or until you see the message “Searching”

3. Choose to “Accept” via “Yes” or “No” buttons.

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Date Book Preview

Task: Create an appointment

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Launch the Date Book application

Or tap the Date Book icon in the Launcher.

Press the Date Book button

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The Date Book has four views…

Day Week Month Agenda

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You can switch views by tapping these on-screen buttons…

Day Week Month Agenda

Day Week Month Agenda

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… or pressing the Date Book button repeatedly

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Scroll Up = Previous day (or week, or month)

Scroll Down = Next day (or week, or month)

See before and after…

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Tap Go To to quickly open any date

Tap triangles to change yearTap triangles to change year

Tap here to see Today in the day viewTap here to see Today in the day view

Tap here to Tap here to change month change month or use hardware or use hardware Scroll buttonsScroll buttons

Tap date to Tap date to open that dayopen that day

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Same day the previous week

Same day thenext week

Change the day in the Day View

Day before

Day after

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33 Type entryType entry

Make an appointment…

11 Tap “New”Tap “New” 22 Select timesSelect times

All Day blocks the entire day.

No Time creates a one-day banner.

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1 Tap Week icon 2 Drag item to new day or time

Rescheduling during the week

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3. Tap date box

4. Select new date

Change the appointment date…

1. Tap into item text

2. Tap “Details”

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1 Tap start time 2 Change times

3 Tap “OK”

Change the appointment time…

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Memo Preview

Task: Create a new memo

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Launch the Memo application

Or tap the Memo Pad icon in the Launcher.

Press the Memo button

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Creating a new memo

Tap “New”

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Notice the blinking insertion point at the top-left corner of the memo.

This arrow means that the next letter will be capitalized.

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To Do Preview

Task: Create a To Do item

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Launch the To Do application

Or tap the To Do List icon in the Launcher.

Press the To Do button

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1 Tap “New”

3 Set priority

2 Enter text

4 Set Details

Creating a new To Do item

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Why Palm makes sense in education

• Cost • Cost

Challenges of the desktop computer?

Benefits of the handheld computer!=

• Size • Size

• Equity • Equity

• Simplicity • Simplicity

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Beyond the PDA organizer to the handheld computer…

Word processing……………..Spreadsheet…………………...Database……………………….Drawing & Painting…………..Digital photography………….Printing…………………………Internet connectivity…………Calculators…………………….Scientific probes……………..Stories and info……………….Writing resources…………….

• Palm keyboard + WordSmith• Documents to Go, QuickSheet• FileMakerMobile, MobileDB, HanDBase• TealPaint, Diddlebug, BugMe• PalmPix camera• TealPrint, PalmPrint, PrintBoy, IrPrint• AvantGo• ImagiMath, PowerOne• ImagiProbes• eTales, PalmReader• Noah, Thesaurus

What hardware and software extend the power of your desktop computer?

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Websites to Remember…

Palm Education: www.palm.com/education

Education Grants: www.palmgrants.sri.com

Education integration: www.rainbowtech.org

Palm Store: www.store.palm.com

Software: www.palmgear.com

www.handango.com

www.mobimate.com

www.pdaed.com

www.tucows.com

www.smaller.com