NCLB & IDEA support handheld learning: electronic learning tools fulfill the NCLB requirements for federal funding. Here's how you can tap into some sources.NCLB NCLB No Child Left Behind (US education initiative) Title I, Part A In order improve academic achievement of the disadvantged, effective data management is required. Using Treo smartphones by palmOne, educators have the ability to converge handheld computer A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. technology with cellular capabilities. When combined with student information and management solutions, Treo smartphones enable educators to access data and communicate anytime, anywhere. In addition, teachers may link specific learning standards Learning Standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 space. The Learning Standards themselves can can be found on the individual web sites for states [1] and benchmarks to assessments; track student attendance, demographics and achievement; generate required reports; and customize data according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. individual needs. NCLB Title I, Part B Handhelds and software solutions help educators observe and record reading and math development. Teachers can provide remediation based on analysis of student performance. Students can read and create electronic books, practice the alphabet, and develop spelling and vocabulary skills. In addition, students develop phonemic awareness Phonemic Awareness is a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to distinguish phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. For example, a listener with phonemic awareness can break the word "Cat" into three separate phonemes: /k/, /a/, , fluency and comprehension skills using handheld technology, and incorporate higher-order learning and thinking skills using organizers that reinforce learning strategies. NCLB Title II, Part A The teacher and principal training and recruiting fund allows schools to acquire hardware, software and peripherals to accomplish professional development goals. Using handhelds, teachers can access on-line training, review handheld applications for classroom consideration, and create data lists with spreadsheets and view, sort, filter, share and edit those lists. In addition, administrators can develop and complete performance appraisals on handhelds. NCLB Title III Title III Program is a U.S. Federal Grant Program to improve education History The Title III Program began as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which sought to provide support to strengthen various aspects of the schools through a formula grant program to accredited, Educators may take advantage of handheld features that meet the need of English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. learners such as voice recording, text to speech and vocabulary prompts for language instruction for limited English proficient and immigrant students. Students can use handheld technology to access ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. , bilingual and English language reading programs to enhance learning and meet state standards. NCLB Title IV, Part B Federally approved 21st century learning centers may use handheld technology to provide technology education programs after school or during summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. . Here students can use the technology for academic enrichment, including tutorials for remediation or to participate in art, music and recreational programs that encourage students to create, edit and perform with the aid of handhelds. NCLB Title V In order to promote informed parental choice and innovative programs, handhelds may be used to accommodate all learning abilities, from special needs to accelerated learners and to support learning activities aligned with state standards that focus on higher order thinking skills The concept of higher order thinking skills became a major educational agenda item with the 1956 publication of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. The simplest thinking skills are learning facts and recall, while higher order skills include critical thinking, . Additionally, handhelds provide an excellent tool for communicating with parents. * palmOne has much more information at palmOne.com/education on how your peers have used handhelds and smartphones to support NCLB and IDEA. * NCLB & IDEA Solution Alignment Resource palmOne's new NCLB Solution Alignment Matrix is a comprehensive grid of solutions aligned against the NCLB entitlements and includes content-rich documents that explore where and how palmOne handheld computers and smartpones support the goals of NCLB. These resources are valuable assets for educators as they apply for Federal funding to purchase handhelds and handheld solutions. Go to palmOne.com/education to view how dozens of suppliers support NCLB and IDEA entitlements. |
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