Top 10 Handheld Applications for Administrators and Teachers
1. Productivity tools
Documents to Go
QuickOffice
Wordsmith
2. Organizer programs
Calendar (built-in to all handhelds)
Contacts (built-in to all handhelds)
Tasks (built-in to all handhelds)
Palm Desktop
Outlook
You can also get conduits to sync to other desktop programs, such as GroupWise.
3. Wireless communications
Palm Wi-Fi card
Enfora
Eudora
Palm Treo smartphones
See “A Layperson's Overview of Wireless Networking” for an overview of different types of wireless technology.
4. Student information systems
Principalm
TruSmart
ePrincipal
Mobile Administrator
5. Classroom observation
T-Observe
Go Observe
Walk ‘Bout
mVal
6. Gradebook and attendance
Easy Grade Pro
Making the Grade
Gradekeeper
Pinnacle
Learner Profile
eTeacher
7. Data-driven decision making
Student information systems
Gradebook and attendance
Classroom observation
Spreadsheets
HanDBase
8. Student assessment
Quizzler
Wireless Generation mCLASS system
Learner Profile
Tango
LearnStar
9. Emergency crisis management
Student information systems
HanDBase
