Honker Handheld Project  PHASE I 
Sponsored by HonkerTech 

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GOAL

• Handheld technologies are changing the way people access and work with information. These devices are becoming smaller, cheaper, better, and more connected. Educators and students need to be taking advantage of these emerging technologies to enhance lifelong learning.  Through the Honker Handheld Project, the class of 2007 and HonkerTech agents will facilitate integration of handhelds into the lives of AHS students.

What's the catch… 
USE IT!  That is what it is for! And "You break it… You fix it"

USER/PARENTAL AGREEMENT AND SCORING GUIDE

PLAN

• Purchase 21 handheld Sony PEG NX60s from www.refurbdepot.com with 3 year parts and labor warranties for $300 each, including shipping, through a grant from HonkerTech.
• Promote handheld activities in science and technology classes through HonkerTech and Physical Science.
• Utilize the NW handheld project to encourage projects and applications around  the use of handheld computers.
• Pilot participants will be expected to utilize the day planner, documents to go, hotsynch, backup, and to do list features as well as the personal organizer features in their PDAs.  Music players, added applications, and other additional hardware are optional.  Points will be assigned to their respective Physical Science or HonkerTech Class based on use and integration into the participants life.  A scoring guide will outline the details.

EQUIPMENT

• Sony PEG NX60s, docking stations, and software will be assigned to each member of the Class of 2007 and each HonkerTech Agent.  Additional hardware, memory, software are the responsibility of the participant.
• The participant assumes responsibility for proper caring and feeding of their handheld.  Damage due to wear and tear, abuse, or neglect will be the responsibility of the assigned participant to repair or replace their handheld.  This policy is similar to the curent text book assignment expectation.
• Loss, Damage, or destruction is not covered by the 3 year warranty is the responsibility of the participant to repair or replace the handheld with the same model or newer. This value may approach $350 depending on availability of replacements NX60's.
• If a participant Leaves AHS before they graduate, the handheld must be returned upon checkout to AHS for reassignment. 
• A participant may purchase their handheld from AHS May 1^st of their graduating year based on the following values:                    

  Class of 2004   $200

  Class of 2005   $150

  Class of 2006   $125

  Class of 2007    $100

• Funds generated from the purchase program will go towards replacement/additional handhelds and support equipment.

FUTURE

• Based on the success and/or failure of this program, grant monies will be pursued to fund the additional handheld computers to provide handhelds to the class of 2008 in the Fall of 2004.
• Extra handhelds may be available for staff and other students during the first year of this project. 

Resources

http://www.oetc.org/handheld/index.html

http://www.oetc.org/handheld/research.html

http://kathyschrock.net/power/

http://www.rcdaschools.org/listhandhelds.html

http://educatorspalm.org/

http://npug.org/downloads/fonts.html 
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http://www.handango.com/home.jsp?siteId=1

http://www.iq.sony.com/srvs/sosdocs/search.asp

http://www.bachmannsoftware.com/pbprem.htm

http://www.refurbdepot.com/productdetails2.cfm?
Product_ID=2692&refererid=dealtime

http://pda.tucows.com/

http://www.mobilequicktour.com/index.aspx  interactive tour of the nx60