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Imagine taking a year 5-6 class on an excursion and they are able to take their own photo graphs and record information on their own device (similar to a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDas) or PCs) to use the information at a later date. Wouldn’t this be fantastic, a mobile, portable technology which can be used ‘ubiquitously’, that is in any location or context.  A growing number of educators are taking an interest in such handheld technologies for learning, for a number of reasons. ‘First, there is the question of how to encourage personalisation of learning and enhance leaner’s responsibility; second, there are the organisational and logistical difficulties of enabling teachers and learner to use digital technologies to enhance all aspects of learning (the drive to embed digital technologies instead of relying on the all-too-familiar computer suite); and third, there is the challenge of creating coherent links between children’s experiences of learning across different sites and across home, school and community.

I read the handbook concerning the handheld technologies; they are an interesting concept and could be used in multiple environments. They two main aims of the handbook is first to draw out the lessons learnt from experimentation in the area thus far, and second to offer an overview of the range of such early trials. I will defiantly be keeping an eye on the transition of the research, I could possibly use this device when  I have completed my course. I strongly suggest you take some time to read the handbook it provides you with useful information on the new technology.

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