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Old 09-14-2005, 01:22 PM   #1
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Pocket PCs in the classroom
"The Mobile Wireless Classroom (MWC) is a transportable, self-contained classroom set of handheld computers and a centralized server for electronic polling, quizzing, testing, assessment, and streaming audio & video, connected via an ad hoc wireless network. In a nutshell, the MWC is a set of 30 Pocket PCs stored in a custom built cart (complete with charging cradles, laptop server, projector, and wireless access points) that can be moved to any classroom on campus and used by any instructor in any subject."

Sound futuristic? Actually, it was rolled out in 2003 at Eastern Washington University for a Microbiology class. It "got very positive reactions from the students and the instructor."

Check out the rest of the story at Pocket PC Magazine.
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