1. Created By: Ashley Warner

2. 1. LeapFrog Leapster 2. Vtech V.Smile 3. Vtech Nitro Web Notebook 4. Other Handheld Learning Devices 5. Benefits of Handhelds as a learning tool

3.  Teaches essential tools from ages Preschool up to 4 th grade  Has learning levels, that helps pace the students to their ability  Its touch screen and stylus help develop motor skills used in writing, while its compact design makes it easy for kids to play on the go  30+ learning leapster games

4.  Can connect to the computer, to enhance the learning but also they can collect rewards that they earned  For Parents has a website webpage about the child’s leapster so they can see the child’s progress  Learning Skills: Phonics, the alphabet, consonants, sight words, vowels, art and design, writing, and more

5.  Learning system that helps teach Math, Science, Reading, Spelling, and more  V-Motion is a brilliant breakthrough gaming console that combines wireless, motion- activated play, web connectivity and educational gaming into a system that plugs directly into your television  Many different games with characters that children are familiar with like Scooby Doo, Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Barbie, and more  Good for ages preschool to elementary

6.  Pros  Easily plugs into most televisions.  Large, colorful buttons are easy for small hands to push.  Capability for more than one player via extra V-Smile joysticks.  Joystick is adjustable for right- and left-handed players.  Offers many popular video game characters in V Smile Smartridge learning games.  Cons  Battery life is somewhat short.  Second joystick and AC adapter pack must be purchased separately.  Power button and reset button are easily confused by toddlers.  Three-year-olds may have trouble understanding the V-Smile Smartridge games. V.Smile for Infants

7.  Has 80 different arcade games for learning about Math, Reading, Logic, Spanish, Music, and More  Reads Stories Aloud to help teach phonics and build comprehension skills  Laptop, which helps make kids interested into it more and learning because they can say they have a laptop  Is sold at many different stories, like Toys R Us

8.  Tracks child's learning and adjusts the curriculum appropriately  Is sold at many different stories, like Toys R Us  Many different kinds that have all different learning features to help different children with different things that they need assistance in or learn

9.  GPS (Global Positioning System)  Way to explore the world  Can be used on a class field trip like going outside  Learn about Maps  Palm-size Computers  Can be used in any grade but best for older grades  Has all different tools on them like Word (can be used for an outline or taking class notes), Graphing, Calculator, etc

10.  Digital Cameras  Can take pictures from a trip and be able to show them  Fun and interactive way to show things visually  Good for students that don’t understand something, can see it visually like English Language Learners  Smart board  Interactive way to have the whole class work on something  Can have notes on it and then write all of them, have it saved to your computer and send to the students for them to see and review

11.  Good way of children learning in a fun and interactive way  Can help Parent’s learn what their children know and might need help with, a way for them to get involved in their child’s education  Not that expense and found in most toy stores like Toys R Us, Target, and Wal-Mart  Whole new approach to learning  Can be taken anywhere, in the car, in the doctors office, etc  Educational Video Games: Better for children’s learning

12.  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech 083.shtml  http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic78.htm  http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eqm03 18.pdf  http://www.goknow.com/Video/LearningWit hHandhelds/