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2:00 a.m. June 20, 2002 PDT
(page 2) "I think Palms are easier –- their versatility is so much broader than a graphing calculator," said Thomas Cortese, a physics teacher in San Antonio who uses TI-83 Silver Editions in his classes. "I think they fill different niches. You have to identify the certain tool for the certain purpose." Both the Palm booth and the TI booth were mobbed on Monday and Tuesday, the two busiest days of the conference. One teacher was impressed with the new uses of the TI-83 Silver Edition. "Schools already have these and they are offering more applications," said Melody Cockrell, a teacher at Mansfield High School in Texas. "It's a real doable thing –- even for districts that don't have a lot of money." "I'm going to get a keyboard to go with this," added Jim Cockrell, a technology director with the Desoto Independent School District in Texas, who won one of the devices at the TI booth. Soloway believes that handhelds in schools are a good trend regardless of the brand. "It raises the awareness that palm-sized computers are a major force to be contended with," he said. "They have disrupted the desktop computer." << Back 2 of 2
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