On the down side, teachers said handhelds lack the durability and power of laptop or desktop computers. Seventy-seven percent of teachers who permitted students to take handhelds home said their students spontaneously used them for learning tasks without being asked. Only 34 percent of teachers whose students did no take them home said students spontaneously used handhelds for learning tasks.
All students surveyed said they use the memo pad, calculator, hot sync, and beaming features of the handhelds the most. Students who were permitted to take the handhelds home frequently used the date book, to-do list, address book, and downloading features as well. When researchers asked teachers to describe in their own words the main benefit of handhelds in education, 39 percent cited portability and ready-at-hand, and 16 percent said they help motivate or organize students.
Researchers identified text entry as the main drawback for using handheld computers for extended writing assignments. None of the PEP grants included keyboards. Elliot Soloway, a University of Michigan professor who is a big advocate of handheld computing in schools, said this research is the first step in showing that handhelds have a place in the classroom.
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