MathAmigo: Valiant, USA.www.mathamigo.com Software, $60/single user-$1,500/grade site license This standards-based math software was designed for handhelds including Palm OS devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. and the AlphaSmart Dana. It features more than 2,500 standards-based activities on topics ranging from counting to pre-algebra for grades K-8. Activities test students' understanding of concepts, offer an engaging platform to practice their knowledge and encourage problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. . The PC-based Manager version enables teachers to organize and plan daily math lessons individualize in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. them to each student. Students sync activities to their handhelds and, when completed, the activities are immediately sent to and scored on the teacher's desktop. Teachers can also create formative and summative assessments Summative assessment (or Summative evaluation) refers to the assessment of the learning and summarises the development of learners at a particular time. After a period of work, e.g. reports, which illustrate where they must focus their efforts to improve student learning on specific standards. The system, which aims to save students up to 25 percent of time on task in any lesson, works with any Palm device running Palm OS version 4 or above, the Sony Clio, the Handspring Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. and the AlphaSmart Dana. For schools without handhelds, a classic device is offered. CIRCLE #511 FOR INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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