I have been pondering for awhile to attempt to get my hands on a class set of handhelds. I have a few things in the works but we’ll have to see how things play out. (If you are feeling generous and have an incredible urge to purchase 30 handhelds, send them my way!) I went to a workshop last night put on by my friend, Jim Dornberg. He  has been using handhelds in the classroom for awhile and had some very good ideas. As I’ve mentioned before, I have two in my classroom that students seem to fight over to get to. I can see the excitement and interest that these generate. They are no longer used for creating a portable address and phone book or a “to-do” list. There is a plethora of software out there geared for education, and especially for elementary and middle school. Although I own two Tungsten E2’s, I have my eye on the new Tungsten TX. The big difference between the two? E2’s have Bluetooth capability (meaning you can hook to the interent if you have a Bluetooth hook-up) and TX’s are Bluetooth AND wireless~ready to go! TX’s run about $300. Palm does give an educator’s discount that brings it down to about $250.00. As I’ve mentioned before, Tony Vincent from Learning In Hand, has been on the forefront of using handhelds in the classroom. He definitely has a wealth of information and expertise in this area. Check it out until next time.