EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO THE CLASSROOM

Jessa Paola Go CampoBBTEBTL II-2N

WIRELESS DEVICES WiFi- (Wireless Fidelity)

One of the fastest-growing wireless technologies.

WiFi uses radio frequency to connect WiFi-enabled

computers and other digital devices to networks

at very fast speeds

Most of the schools/universities install WiFi

connections for educational purposes

HANDHELDS AND SMARTPHONES Handhelds offered the capabilities of personal

information management. Ex. Calendar, phone list,

notes, to-do list, address book, and the like.

Handheld devices are also known as Personal Digital

Assistants (PDA)

Through several advancements in Handheld devices,

Smartphones came into the picture.

Smartphones like the BlackBerry, Theo, Android

phones etc… offered smarter features.

MINI-LAPTOPS Mini laptops are also called netbooks.

These devices are very convenient features and

affordable price which makes it the gadget for

the students.

Mini Laptops usually include wireless Internet

Capabilities.

It is typically installed with Windows or Linux

operating system.

E-BOOKS Electronic Books are electronic versions of

books for PDA.

A single device can store many digital books

along with related instructional and reference

materials.

E-Books software typically has the capacity to

allow you to take digital notes on segments as

you read them

Some can play sound and audio enhancements

or read text aloud.