Since little research has been conducted in the area
of handheld technology in preservice social studies teacher education, this project focused on establishing some baseline descriptive information about preservice teachers» views of handhelds and their uses of the device.
Not exact matches
Allowing people to interact with their Xbox entertainment consoles using gestures and voice commands, instead
of a
handheld controller, Kinect is the first leading - edge consumer
technology Microsoft's brought to market in years.
As an added layer
of technology, everyone carries
handhelds in the field to stay in touch and their locations are tracked via GPS to aid in fast response to new disasters.
Toast, the Boston - based
technology developer for the restaurant industry, has launched a new
handheld point -
of - sale device and a kitchen display system to integrate the front and back
of any restauran
The report suggests that the major VR and AR areas that will be generating revenue fall into one
of three categories: Content (gaming, film and TV, health care, education, and social); hardware and distribution (headsets, input devices like
handheld controllers, graphics cards, video capture
technologies, and online marketplaces); and software platforms and delivery services (content creation tools, capture, production, and delivery software, video game engines, analytics, file hosting and compression tools, and B2B and enterprise uses).
Orion recently won Convenience Store People's (CSP) Best New Product award for its Intelligent Grab N» Go (iGnG)
technology, which consists
of wi - fi enabled traffic counters and
handheld scanners.
With new
handheld devices, video games, apps and other forms
of technology introduced to the world every day, parents are beginning to wonder how to properly balance the lives
of their young children.
However, the explosion
of the
technology, the Internet, and
handheld devices creates a perfect storm
of added distraction for teen drivers.
The design for that was a huge challenge, Aderin - Pocock says, as the team had to pack three types
of technology — metal detection, ground - penetrating radar, and nuclear quadrupole resonance — into a
handheld box while keeping the cost and power consumption low.
A team
of computer scientists led by Wim Sweldens at Lucent Technologies and Peter Schröder at the California Institute
of Technology developed a compression algorithm that makes it practical to send 3 - D images over the Internet and to work with them on personal computers and
handhelds.
Handheld sensors, often found in science fiction stories as a way
of collecting a broad spectrum
of data with a single device, are becoming real devices through the continuous miniaturization
of technology.
The team originally tested their analysis on a
handheld prototype, made from a range
of off the shelf materials, but Dr Iris Choi,
Technology Associate at Oxford University and the paper's co-author, is confident that the system could be miniaturised, and turned into a practical component for a mobile phone, such as Nokia, who were a partner in the research.
A Claim and a Wish Oxygen, then, is an integrated collection
of eight new
technologies:
handhelds, wall and trunk computers, a novel net, built - in speech understanding, knowledge access, collaboration, automation and customization.
Forrester Research, a
technology and market research firm, found that only 1 to 3 percent
of people surveyed in 2006 said they would care to access video on a
handheld device.
The movement is fueled by new
technologies such as mapping apps and GPS - enabled smart phones, other
handheld GPS devices, Google maps and OpenStreetMap, an open - source online map with a history
of involvement in social justice.
Because as a Millennial,
technology is your specialty — you're already glued to your computer screen or
handheld, so dating online or via a dating app is actually the perfect solution, because finding a like - minded partner on one
of the best, secure, and reputed dating sites is just a click
of a button away.
Jointly leading the nominations with five each, are Naughty Dog's action - adventure survival horror title The Last
of Us — receiving nods for Game
of the Year, Best Design, Best Visual Art, Best Narrative and Best
Technology — and Media Molecule's PlayStation Vita title Tearaway, which received acclaim throughout 2013 for its art style and its creative use
of the PS Vita inputs and sensors, and which was nominated for awards including Innovation and Best
Handheld / Mobile Game.
Technology resources today resemble simple hand tools that have morphed into a combination
of every tool —
handheld and power — available at Sears, as well as every work vehicle Caterpillar manufactures, an audio recording John Lennon would have appreciated, and a video - production unit capable
of contributing content for a National Geographic special.
Small,
handheld devices may be useful for recording data and evidence whilst on a geography field trip but a PC with a large display screen and plenty
of data storage is far more relevant for a music
technology lesson or for CAD (computer aided design) purposes.
Youth Sport Trust chief executive Ali Oliver warned that too many young people were at risk
of living their lives «devoted to
technology» and were effectively «hostages to
handheld devices».
«I'm really taken with the combination
of the simplicity
of the
handheld puppet and the sophisticated Internet
technology used to present the concepts,» says Gross.
The course offers training in data - collection
technology for science and math educators and focuses on the integration
of computers and tools such as Texas Instruments calculators and Palm - powered
handhelds.
His latest book, Learning with Mobile and
Handheld Technologies, co ‑ authored with Merlin John and Maureen MacTaggart, won the Book
of the Year in the Innovation and
Technology Awards, 2016.
Simple touch
technologies, including a basic feature such as gesturing (which are used on
handheld devices such as tablets and smart phones), is one
of the reasons why interactive LED panels have been so successful in classrooms, with even pre-schoolers being able to use the
technology without training or instruction.
TI - Nspire ™ CX
technology includes
handhelds, software, apps for iPad ® and a classroom management system that use the same functionality and content to deepen student» understanding
of mathematics by allowing exploration
of math and science concepts.
In conclusion, the integration
of TI
handheld technology in social studiesseems to have limited potential as a tool for social studies teachers to engagetheir students.
Based on classroom observations during the first few days
of class, students as a whole seemed comfortable with
technology, in general, and one was already using
handheld technology (a Palm OS device).
«Respecting and Meeting the Needs
of All Writers:
Handheld Technology in the Classroom.»
In 2002 the members
of the National
Technology Leadership Initiative (NTLI) framed seven conclusions relating to
handheld computers and ubiquitous computing in schools.
Technology and the prospective teacher: Exploring the use
of the TI - 83
handheld devices in social studies education.
In particular, this study examined data collected from one group
of preservice teachers to determine how they viewed the TI - 83
handheld device and how they used the
handheld technology in their social studies teaching.
The Learning in Hand:
Handhelds in the Classroom website describes an example
of technology - driven school reform.
Technology news website Engadget has reported Sony Ericsson is developing a Sony PlayStation mobile phone, which will run the Google Android mobile OS and will be capable
of playing
handheld console games.
RIM's portfolio
of award - winning products, services and embedded
technologies are used by thousands
of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry ® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless
Handheld ™ product line, software development tools, radio - modems and software / hardware licensing agreements.
Despite recent criticism that smartphone screens are too small or lack the clarity
of dedicated e-book readers, electronic books are selling well to smartphone and
handheld users, said Pendergrast, president and chief
technology officer
of Fictionwise, the e-book seller that Barnes & Noble Inc. purchased for $ 15.7 million earlier this month.
«The combination
of Pixel Qi's low - energy, reflective display
technology with 3M's innovative
technologies will create exciting products for the mobile,
handheld, tablet and other display markets.»
Multilingual optical character recognition
technology built into a
handheld scanner that connects to the device provides quick transfer
of printed text into digital format.
It has a proprietary low - latency wireless
technology to connect to a variety
of handhelds (OnLive says the protocol is actually already built into some existing devices, and just needs to be woken up!)
The popularity
of digital publication has increased exponentially due to the compatibility between
handheld technology and digital print media.
RIM's portfolio
of award - winning products, services and embedded
technologies are used by thousands
of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry (R) wireless platform, the RIM Wireless
Handheld (TM) product line, software development tools, radio - modems and software / hardware licensing agreements.
Dedicated ereaders on the other hand — Sony, Nook, Kindle, etc — are
handheld devices that use a unique
technology called epaper, which mimics the look
of ink on printed paper.
An Andaz «host» combines the roles
of front office, concierge and bell attendant, and uses
handheld technology to check guests into the hotel.
Polarbit AB is a
technology development company, specializing in the development
of games and
technology for high - end
handheld and new market devices, with the Vision to become the leading development company
of games and related
technology.
CREATIVITY Best New IP Best Use
of a Licence or IP Visual Arts Audio Accomplishment Publishing Hero
TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES Technical Innovation Best Tools Provider Best Engine Creative Outsourcing Services Recruitment Company STUDIOS Best New Studio Business Development Best
Handheld Studio Best Micro Studio Best In - House Studio Best Independent Studio SPECIAL RECOGNITION Development Legend Grand Prix (Winners for these awards are chosen by the Develop team after soundings from the industry)
Key
technology from Sony and Microsoft is nominated, including PlayStation Move, Kinect, the innovative AI in XBLA game Path
of Go, and new development tools for upcoming
handheld NGP.
This
technology is created by a separate team
of professionals, with the SDK supporting all modern consoles (X360 / PS3 / Wii),
handhelds (3DS, DSi), smartphones (iOS, Android) and computers (PC, Mac).
It's clearly an amazing piece
of technology, packing a punch never seen before in a
handheld device.
The nomination ballot and further details about the Choice Awards are now available online, with the categories this year including Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best
Technology, Best Visual Arts, Best Writing, Best Debut Game, Best Downloadable Game, Best
Handheld Game, Innovation, and Game
of the Year.
Shoji Meguro completely redid the soundtrack master, taking advantage
of the superior audio
technology available on the portable
handheld.
«The incredible PSP system
technology allowed us to do things we never thought possible on a
handheld system and we are excited to once again give our audience a fresh experience in one
of their favorite locales in the Grand Theft Auto series, Vice City.