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General Information Handheld Technologies Scanning Presentation Technologies Out-of-the-Ordinary Gadgets Parts Suppliers

Also see SMARTboard/Interactive Whiteboards, Classroom Response Systems

GENERAL INFORMATION
Colleges Try Out New Kinds of 'Dumb' Terminal Computers http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3395&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en FYI, these are also known as ‘thin clients’.

NCH Software [] They have tools (free and not) for audio, video, dictation, etc

HANDHELD TECHNOLOGIES
Goodbye Textbooks, Hello iPad http://www.pcworld.com/article/245901/goodbye_textbooks_hello_ipad.html

Apple’s AssistiveTouch Helps the Disabled Use a Smartphone http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/apples-assistivetouch-helps-the-disabled-use-a-smartphone/

Learning in Hand http://learninginhand.com/ This is “an educator's resource for using handheld computing in schools."

Aximsite http://www.aximsite.com/

What Can I Do With My Axim? by Gigi Hsueh http://www.aximsite.com/articles/print.php?id=22

Handheld Hardware http://learninginhand.com/hardware.html

E-Books http://learninginhand.com/ebooks.html “The books you can download from here can be read on handhelds with the free eReader application on Palm, Pocket PC, Mac, and Windows computers.” K-12 Handhelds http://www.k12handhelds.com/index.php

Using Your Handheld as an MP3 Player http://www.k12handhelds.com/mp3.php

Due Yesterday http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&prodid=8816 “Due Yesterday is the premiere classwork, class information, and grade tracking software for Palm OS devices.”

Mary Jo's Favorite Palm Apps http://www.dogpatch.org/pilot2.html#Doc

IdeaPad http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&prodid=53084 “Idea Pad lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. Diagrams can be exported to any desktop graphics program, and Outlines can be exported to any word processor via the Memo Pad. Use Idea Pad to brainstorm new ideas, illustrate concepts, plan presentations, and create organizational charts.”

Special Tools for Special Needs: Palm Pilots Help Kids Cope by Rich Shea http://www.edutopia.org/autism-handheld-technology “Handheld technology gives autistic students a learning boost -- and a social one.”

**SCANNING**
Scanner Guide – First Time Users http://www.nuance.com/scannerguide/firsttimeusers/

A Few Scanning Tips by Wayne Fulton http://www.scantips.com/ Scroll about halfway down and look on the right side for “Scanning 101 - The Basics”

Mastering the Art of Scanning http://www.presentersonline.com/basics/visuals/artofscanning.shtml

Scanners http://www.ncte.ie/ICTAdviceSupport/AdviceSheets/Scanners/

Snappy Ideas for Using Scanners in the Classroom by Warren Buckleitner http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/childdev/snappyscannerideas.htm

Scanner Guide – First Time Users http://www.nuance.com/scannerguide/firsttimeusers/

A Few Scanning Tips http://www.scantips.com/

Digital Camera and Scanning Resources Track [|http://trackstar.hprtec.org:80/main/display.php3?track_id=41892]

Sullivan¹s Scanning Tips Online http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning/tipswelcome.html

A Basic Tutorial on Scanning http://www.mks-tech.com/scanning.html

PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES
Multimedia Vocabulary 101 http://www.presentersonline.com/basics/visuals/vocabulary101.shtml

Quick Info on Projector Screens http://www.presentersonline.com/basics/visuals/projectorscreens.shtml

Meeting Room Tools http://www.effectivemeetings.com/technology/index.asp

Directory of Learning Tools: Presentation Tools [|http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/presentation.html

**//Replacement lamps//**:

Office Depot - we have a contract for some items http://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/projector-replacement-lamps-and-bulbs/N=5+10082&Ne=100/

Projector Central http://www.projectorcentral.com/lamp-suppliers.htm

Projector Lamp Center http://www.projectorlampcenter.com/projector-lamps-s/1.htm

Projector Lamp House http://www.projectorlamphouse.com/

My Projector Lamps http://www.myprojectorlamps.com/

PC Rush http://www.pcrush.com/subcat/620/Projector-Lamps?sort=status&refid=1641

Focused Technology http://www.focusedtechnology.com/lambyman.html

B&H Photo Video http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/639/Choose_by_Equipment_Type_Multimedia_Projector_Lamps.html

(article) What type of lamps are used in today's projectors? http://www.projectorreviews.com/projectorlamps/projectorlampcosts/index.php

Woot http://www.woot.com/

Extreme Tech http://www.extremetech.com/

Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/

Pointless but Cool http://www.pointlessbutcool.com/

Think Geek http://www.thinkgeek.com/

Shiny Shiny – A Girl’s Guide to Gadgets http://www.shinyshiny.tv/

See Replacement Lamps for Projection Technology (above)

Amerimax Advanced []

NOR Systems [] ” Most products here are off-lease products, i.e. used (often lightly used) in corporate environment before.”