Posted 10/24/05
GeoPocket: A classroom tool for the GameBoy generation
Keeping students alert and engaged is a constant challenge for professors who teach large lecture courses. Not so in University classes Global Change I and Extreme Weather, where the GeoPocket project has students using wireless Pocket PCs (handheld computers) or their personal laptops to manipulate data, respond to professors' queries and explore maps, diagrams and photos, all while class is going on. More>