ProbeSight: Handheld Computer Activity Suggestions

	Handheld Computer Activity Suggestions
	Organizing and Planning Reference Information Data Manipulation and Display	Data Gathering Individual Learning Communicating and Collaboration
	Organizing and Planning create a daily log and calculate per cent of time per activity planning a team project including individual tasks, work dates, and presentation duties organizing the bibliography for a research paper by scanning the ISBN bar codes design a world trip that includes a schedule of different times zones, expense account, distances covered between countries, etc. track daily activity and exercise (heart rate, food intake, etc.) for a week create diversity inventory of local trees, critters, etc. using bar codes [ back to top ]
	Reference Information compare and analyze topographical maps of your region plan a field trip with a local street atlas search a library of famous quotes and sayings translate an e-mail or letter from a foreign pen pal research web pages that pertain to the solar system or the Civil War or... use a thesaurus and word spell to enhance your writing [ back to top ]
	Data Manipulation and Display display functions on graphing calculator use a document reader and editor to create a report gather interview information, chart it, and view percentages scan bar codes of products in local stores and find the cost of a standard market basket sketch and paint your local stream during different seasons create a photo album of your siblings as they grow up chart local weather conditions as they change with the seasons annotate sketches or photos of an investigation create a timeline of events during World War II [ back to top ]
	Data Gathering create a personal field guide of familiar locations design and perform a on-the-spot survey map your location with portable GPS during a field study record bird sounds throughout the day compare real-time graphs of a low-g accelerometer while on a roller coaster in the front and back seats collect your pulse rate while bicycling up and down hills track local athletic events and statistics record and graph changing light conditions with a solar cell and voltmeter throughout the day collect a time lapse video of movements of ants during the day [ back to top ]
	Individual Learning design and use a self-evaluative student checklist for assessment create self-quizzes with flashcards or multiple choice or true-or-false questions read a book below a tree in the park or on a sail boat or... keep track of questions or thoughts throughout the day to explain your own thought models share progress reports between your teacher and your parents produce a student portfolio of your best achievements during a year [ back to top ]
	Communicating and Collaboration beam activity notes to partner or group members control relays (IR) for robots or appliances in greenhouses or fish hatcheries moving unwanted fish in your simulated pond to your partner's pond transfer homework and assignments to your teacher jointly write a story with team members read and share ideas about selected articles from the web become a historical figure and share clues about a historical figure between group members until they guess who you are share graphs and charts of an investigation [ back to top ]