On the Go: What Consumer Products Can Do For You (If You Know
Where to Look!)By Center for Implementing Technology in
Education (CITEd) Publication Date: 2006 Article explores the
capacity of everyday electronic devices to function as assistive
technologies. As students are increasingly adept with the
standard technologies in cellular phones, personal digital
assistants (PDAs), and iPods, educators have begun incorporating
the devices into the classroom. Products mentioned for PDAs and
smartphones include Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries; Palm’s Quick
Guides, providing introductions to topics in math, science,
music and social studies, and offering a list of compatible
programs for special-needs students; and Avant Go, a free
service which synchronizes mobile versions of websites to
smartphones and PDAs. For cell phones, Google Maps is a free
download combining directions, maps, and satellite imagery to
find local hangouts and businesses across town or the country;
and VoiceSignal develops speech solutions for