By the numbers: a data bank on education trends for district leaders: this month: PDAS.96.5% say handhelds are an effective instructional tool for educators 93% say handhelds have contributed positively to the quality of learning activities Source: SRI International (company) SRI International - One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. , 2002 (www.sri.com) Important PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). Features In a recent survey, 44% of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. claim battery life and durability are the most important features when purchasing a PDA. Only 4% find the unit's size to be important. Source: The Peak Croup croup (kr  p), acute obstructive laryngitis in young children, usually between the ages of three and six. & AEL AEL Association Electronique LibreAEL Appalachia Educational Laboratory AEL Arabisch Europese Liga AEL Agence de l'Energie AEL Arab European League AEL Accessible Emission Limit AEL Acceptable Exposure Limit AEL Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth Districts that own PDAS PDAS Public Domain Aeronautical Software PDAS Plant Data Acquisition System PDAS PCS Data Access Service (Telcordia) PDAS Personnel Data Access System have an average fo 29 units that are used for instructional purposes. Alaska HAS 53 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ranging in size from 49,000 students in Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. to just 23 students enrolled in Pelican City Schools. To date, the Alaska Staff Development Network The Alaska Staff Development Network is a statewide non-profit organization that provides staff development activities for K-12 educators and school administrators in Alaska. has purchased 175 Palm handhelds for administrators. The plan is to supply PDAs and training to each of the state's 450 principals and 53 superintendents during the next two-and-a-half years.
Who's
Using PDAs
Principals 72%
Technology Coordinator 67%
Teachers 56%
Students 36%
Other Staff 33%
Other 3%
Don't Know 2%
Source: Quality Education Data, 2002 (www.qeddata.com)
Note: Table made from bar graph.
COMPARING OPERATING SYSTEMS
Operating System Palm OS Pocket PC
Memory 8 MB built in Range: 32-64 MB
Display size 2.25"x2.25" 2.25"x3.125"
Resolution, pixels Generally 160x160, Generally 240x320
occasionally 320x320
Price Entry level Entry level color: $300;
monochrome: $99; High-end: $600+
High-end: $300-$500
Districts' PDA Ownership
Yes 13.6%
No 86.4%
Source: QED, 2002
Handheld Usage
Teacher Student
Elementary 2.8% 6.2%
Middle School 4.1% 8.2%
High School 3.9% 8.1%
Combined (middle & high) 3.1% 7.3%
Adult/special/Voc. Ed. 4% 11.1%
Total 3.2% 7%
Source: Market Data Retrieval, 2002 (www.schooldata.com)
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Palm 42%
AlphaSmart 18%
HP/Compaq 16%
Handspring 10%
Texas Instruments 4%
Sony 4%
IBM 4%
Casio 4%
Source: The Peak Group & AEL, 2002
(www.peakgroup.net)
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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