1. Using mobile technologies with students

2. A motocycle fitted out to look like a giant telephone in an effort by the GPO to bring home to the public the importance of the phone. (1932) Mobile phonecopyright Getty Images

3. Why handhelds? Comm Ed sites had little or no access to internet Laptops are bulky to take to class Learners may not have sufficient IT skills Good for reinforcement, practice and drill, self-testing

4. Ways to use handhelds Microsoft software – Word, Excel Plug-in PowerPoint Audio, Video Flash learning objects

5. HLSI project Focus on Basic Skills in workplace Creating Flash self-assessment objects Trial with students Meta-tagging and submission to repository

7. Materials demo (Materials can be used on both PCs and Ipaqs, but Ipaq versions have a standalone player.)

8. How to download from the HLSI repository Email Ed Thickbroom hlsi@hud.ac.uk to get username and password for http://www.hlsi.org.uk hlsi@hud.ac.uk http://www.hlsi.org.uk For more info on how to use the repository, please go to the website

9. How to browse http://www.hlsi.org.uk Search > Organisation > Thomas Danby College

11. Next stage -Creating more materials for ipaqs Questions to ask Flash developer or tutors? Latest round of NLN money from LSC for content creation Adapting content available eg NLN, Talent

12. Microsoft office potential David Sugden, John Whalley, Nick Jean – NLN subject mentors PowerPoint Excel

13. Want to collaborate? Contacts: Lilian Soon 0113 2846493 lilian.soon@thomasdanby.ac.uk lilian.soon@thomasdanby.ac.uk Fran Bryant fran.bryant@thomasdanby.ac.uk fran.bryant@thomasdanby.ac.uk